EPIC II: Sepsis around the world

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 293-296

  Vincent, J L ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEPSIS; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SEPSIS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 47849086032     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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