Caring for AIDS patients in the ICU

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-2

  Masur, Henry ^a,b,c  

^a National Institutes of Health Clinical Center ^*

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS PATIENT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 58249117633     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-2199     Document Type: Editorial

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