Worldwide demand for critical care

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 620-625

  Adhikari, Neill K J ^a   Rubenfeld, Gordon D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

critical care; epidemiology; global health

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC; URBANIZATION; WAR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; WAR; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 81155153854     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32834cd39c     Document Type: Article

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