Understanding and improving clinical trial outcome measures in acute respiratory failure

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 189, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 875-877

  Needham, Dale M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84898969795     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201402-0362ED     Document Type: Editorial

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