Critical care outreach: A review of current practice and evidence

Acute Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-12

  Rowe, Katherine ^a   Fletcher, Simon J ^b  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Outreach

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSING CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW;

EID: 77949789171     PISSN: 17474884     EISSN: 17474892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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