The international epidemiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome: How can we think locally and measure globally?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 739-740

  Afshar, Majid ^a   Netzer, Giora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adult; epidemiology; intensive care units; respiratory distress syndrome; World Health

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 84894451625     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000063     Document Type: Editorial

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