Should intensive care medicine itself be on the critical list?

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 892-894

  Dunn, William ^a,b   Murphy, Joseph ^a,c  

^a Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine ^*

^b Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; MANPOWER; NOTE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

INTENSIVE CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64749084100     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-0038     Document Type: Editorial

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