Improving long-term patient outcomes following intensive care

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 47-48

  Aitken, Leanne M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE'S ROLE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955483677     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2010.00391.x     Document Type: Editorial

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