Global analysis of critical care burden

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 343-344

  Cerro, Giuliana ^a   Checkley, William ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCOME; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH; MORTALITY;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84900306690     PISSN: 22132600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70042-6     Document Type: Note

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