Wireless technology in the ICU: Boon or ban?

Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Gladman, Aviv S ^a   Lapinsky, Stephen E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EID: 51549092930     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc6112     Document Type: Article

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