Stop sepsis-save lives: A call to join the global coalition for the World Sepsis Day

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 410-413

  Reinhart, Konrad ^a   Kissoon, Niranjan Tex ^a   Daniels, Ron ^a   Jimenez, Edgar J ^a  

^a Center for Sepsis Control and Care   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MORTALITY; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL;

AWARENESS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SEPSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84864149495     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.06.010     Document Type: Editorial

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