The role of neurocritical care: A brief report on the survey results of neurosciences and critical care specialists

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-81

  Markandaya, Manjunath ^a,b,c   Thomas, Katherine P ^a   Jahromi, Babak ^e   Koenig, Mathew ^f   Lockwood, Alan H ^d   Nyquist, Paul A ^a   Mirski, Marek ^a   Geocadin, Romergryko ^a   Ziai, Wendy C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Education; Neurocritical care; Neurointensivists; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNIST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROCRITICAL CARE; NEUROCRITICAL CARE INTENSIVIST; NEUROINTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEUROLOGIST; NEUROSCIENCE; NEUROSURGERY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVIST; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL PATIENT;

CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSCIENCES; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84859495033     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: 15560961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-011-9628-2     Document Type: Article

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