Recognizing sepsis as a global health priority — A WHO Resolution

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 377, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 414-417

  Reinhart, Konrad ^a   Daniels, Ron ^b   Kissoon, Niranjan ^c   Machado, Flavia R ^e   Schachter, Raymond D ^d   Finfer, Simon ^f  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Synergy Business Lawyers   (Canada)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AWARENESS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH INCOME COUNTRY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SANITATION; SEPSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; SEPSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85026775322     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1707170     Document Type: Review

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