Year in review 2011: Critical Care - Resource Management

Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Perez d'Empaire, Pablo Adolfo ^a   Kajdacsy Balla Amaral, Andre Carlos ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DECISION MAKING; GENDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STANDARDS;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 84871389325     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc11821     Document Type: Review

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