Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 309-312 , December 2007

Australian intensive care nursing

  • Sharon McKinley

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Critical Care Nursing Professorial Unit, Level 6, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 99268281; fax: +61 2 94398418.

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  4. Bellomo R, Stow PJ, Hart GK. Why is there such a difference in outcome between Australian intensive care units and others?. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2007;20:100–105
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  13. Stow PJ, Hart GK, Higlett T, George C, Herkes R, McWilliam D, et al. Development and implementation of a high-quality clinical database: the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Adult Patient Database. J Crit Care. 2006;21:133–141

PII: S0964-3397(07)00099-7

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.08.007

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 309-312 , December 2007

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