A new ICU paradigm: Intensivists as primary critical care physicians

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 697-700

  Popovich, Marc J ^a   Esfandiari, Shahpour ^a   Boutros, Azmy ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; SPECIALIZATION;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 82155196298     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10162     Document Type: Article

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