Some line of thought faced with the demographic crisis that threatens intensive care medicine;Quelques pistes de réflexion face à la crise démographique qui menace la médecine intensive

Revue Medicale Suisse

Volumn 6, Issue 275, 2010, Pages 2387-2388

  Chevrolet, J C ^a   Jolliet, P ^b  

^a HUG   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; INTENSIVE CARE;

HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIANS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 78650946841     PISSN: 16609379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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