The acute respiratory distress syndrome: What's in a name?

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 2542-2544

  Angus, Derek C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG INFILTRATE; MORTALITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION PRESSURE; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 84862490992     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.6761     Document Type: Editorial

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