ICU staffing: The South American perspective

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 441-442

  Estenssoro, Elisa ^a   Valente Barbas, Carmen Sílvia ^b,c   Román, Luis Soto ^d  

^a Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos de La Plata   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL TÓRAX   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; CHILE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SOUTH AMERICA; CERTIFICATION; HUMAN; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; CERTIFICATION; CHILE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SOUTH AMERICA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77957062554     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201006-0875ED     Document Type: Editorial

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