Consensus Statement on the Triage of Critically III Patients

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 271, Issue 15, 1994, Pages 1200-1203

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CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0028345095     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03510390070032     Document Type: Article

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