Clinical care for severe influenza and other severe illness in resource-limited settings: The need for evidence and guidelines

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages 87-92

  Ortiz, Justin R ^a   Jacob, Shevin T ^a   Eoin West, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Critical care medicine; Global health; Influenza; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MIXED INFECTION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE; GLOBAL HEALTH; INFLUENZA; SEPSIS;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; CRITICAL CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SEPSIS;

EID: 84883169726     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12086     Document Type: Review

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