Critical care in low-income countries

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-148

  Baker, Tim ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Critical care; Developing countries; Emergency medicine; Triage

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; OXYGEN;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LOW INCOME POPULATION; OXYGEN;

AGE SPECIFIC CARE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AWARENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING CARE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PNEUMONIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; PULSE OXIMETRY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WARD;

CRITICAL CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRIAGE;

EID: 60349123968     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02202.x     Document Type: Review

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