Surviving sepsis in low-income and middle-income countries: new directions for care and research

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 577-582

  Becker, Joseph U ^a   Theodosis, Christian ^b   Jacob, Shevin T ^c   Wira, Charles R ^a   Groce, Nora Ellen ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LABORATORY TEST; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 68649127337     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70135-5     Document Type: Note

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