Variation in critical care beds per capita in the United States: Implications for pandemic and disaster planning

JAMA

Volumn 303, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1371-1372

  Carr, Brendan G ^a   Addyson, Daniel K ^a   Kahn, Jeremy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANDEMIC; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EPIDEMIC; FORECASTING; POPULATION RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENSUSES; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950906935     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.394     Document Type: Article

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