Seduction and insight from cross-national comparisons

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 799-800

  Iwashyna, Theodore J ^a   Lynch, Julia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350463882     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200907-1013ED     Document Type: Editorial

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