Admission source and mortality in a pediatric intensive care unit

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 81-86

  El Halal, Michel Georges Dos Santos ^a   Barbieri, Evandro ^a   Filho, Ricardo ^a   Trotta, Eliana ^a,b   Carvalho, Paulo ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child; intensive care units; mortality; patient admission; pediatric

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84864847946     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.99114     Document Type: Article

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