Untangling the healthcare use patterns of severe sepsis survivors

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-8

  Wunsch, Hannah ^a  

^a Departments of Anesthesiology and Epidemiology Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AWARENESS; CONSULTATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVIVOR;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MORTALITY; SEPSIS; SURVIVORS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903834897     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201406-1032ED     Document Type: Editorial

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