Outpatient intensive care unit follow-up services in Italy: A national survey: A brief report

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-49

  Bambi, Stefano ^a   Solaro, Massimo ^a   Cianchi, Giovanni ^a   Peris, Adriano ^a  

^a Careggi Teaching Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Outpatient care; Outpatient follow up services

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

AFTERCARE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84871822600     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e31826bc757     Document Type: Review

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