Is there gender bias in critical care?

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 8-14

  Alspach, JoAnn Grif ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXISM; STANDARD; STATISTICS; THORAX PAIN; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CHEST PAIN; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXISM; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873472797     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: 19408250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2012727     Document Type: Editorial

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