The global epidemiology of sepsis does it matter that we know so little?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 228-230

  Finfer, Simon ^a,b,c   Machado, Flavia R ^d  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE FATALITY RATE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RATE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

HUMANS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84974587973     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201510-1976ED     Document Type: Editorial

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