Système International in the ICU in the United States

Chest

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 932-937

  Clark, David E ^a   Laeseke, Paul F ^a  

^a Maine Medical Center   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE;

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL MEDICINE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950837684     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-1910     Document Type: Note

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