The burden of sepsis-a call to action in support of World Sepsis Day 2013

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 526-528

  Reinhart, Konrad ^a   Daniels, Ron ^a   Kissoon, Niranjan ^a   O'Brien, James ^a   Machado, Flavia R ^a   Jimenez, Edgar ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDITORIAL; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; POVERTY; SANITATION; SEPSIS; HEALTH; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SEPSIS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84886687567     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.04.012     Document Type: Editorial

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