It is time to label sepsis as a public health problem

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 452-453

  Ibrahim, Irwani ^a  

^a School of Primary   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATALITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SEPSIS;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SEPSIS;

EID: 56849092112     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.08.001     Document Type: Letter

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