title: The international epidemiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome: how can we think locally and measure globally?*.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; and, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afshar
authors.forename: Giora
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Netzer
mesh_terms: D055371:Acute Lung Injury / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*