Specific elements of teleintensivist paradigm require additional scrutiny and justification

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1509-1510

  Davis, Theresa M ^a   Jackson Jr , William L ^a  

^a BETTY AND GUY BEATTY CENTER FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TELEMEDICINE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; LENGTH OF STAY; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TELEMEDICINE; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77956932519     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.297     Document Type: Letter

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