How objective is the observed mortality following critical care?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2047-2049

  Capuzzo, Maurizia ^a   Ranzani, Otavio T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; QUALITY CONTROL;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE;

EID: 84885426604     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-013-3079-5     Document Type: Editorial

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