Perceptions of cost constraints, resource limitations, and rationing in United States intensive care units: Results of a national survey

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 471-476

  Ward, Nicholas S ^a   Teno, Joan M ^a   Curtis, J Randall ^b   Rubenfeld, Gordon D ^b   Levy, Mitchell M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 38549161043     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0B013E3181629511     Document Type: Article

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