Forging a critical alliance: Addressing the research needs of the United States critical illness and injury community

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3158-3160

  Cobb, J Perren ^a   Ognibene, Frederick P ^c   Ingbar, David H ^d   Mann, Henry J ^e   Hoyt, David B ^f   Angus, Derek C ^g   Thomas, Alvin V ^h   Danner, Robert L ^b   Suffredini, Anthony F ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Health and Human Services ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Pulmonary Division   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consensus; Critical care; Guidelines; Intensive care; Trauma; Trials group; United States Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMERGENCY CARE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STANDARDIZATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 73349121661     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181b03434     Document Type: Conference Paper

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