Mortality and denial of admission to an intensive care unit

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1038-1040

  Checkley, William ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; FRANCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION DENIAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

BED OCCUPANCY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 84861387942     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201202-0343ED     Document Type: Editorial

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