The complexities of ICU discharge

Chest

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 281-282

  Hua, May ^a   Wunsch, Hannah ^a,b,c  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CAREGIVER; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WARD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84928050401     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-2377     Document Type: Editorial

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