Nursing index in intensive care unit;Ratios IDE/patient en réanimation

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 517-518

  Lehot, J J ^a  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; FRANCE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 67649502878     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2009.04.007     Document Type: Editorial

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