Acute and chronic paediatric intensive care patients: Current trends and perspectives on resource utilization

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 507-518

  Briassoulis, G ^a   Filippou, O ^a   Natsi, L ^a   Mavrikiou, M ^a   Hatzis, T ^a  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 4344673110     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hch087     Document Type: Article

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