Critical care delivery in the intensive care unit: defining clinical roles and the best practice model.
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Richard J. Brilli, MD, FCCM; Antoinette Spevetz, MD, FCCM; Richard D. Branson, RRT, FCCM; Gladys M. Campbell, RN, MSN, FCCM; Henry Cohen, PharmD, MS; Joseph F. Dasta, MSc, FCCM; Maureen A. Harvey, RN, MPH, FCCM; Mark A. Kelley, MD; Kathleen M. Kelly, MD, FCCM; Maria I. Rudis, PharmD, FCCM; Arthur C. St. Andre, MD, FCCM; James R. Stone, MD, FCCM; Daniel Teres, MD, FCCM; Barry J. Weled, MD, FCCM; the members of the American College of Critical Care Medicine Task Force on Models of Critical Care Delivery*; the members of the American College of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines for the Definition of an Intensivist and the Practice of Critical Care Medicine‡
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Critical care medicine
دوره 29 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001