How accurately do we estimate patients' weight in emergency departments?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 45, Issue OCT., 1999, Pages 2373-2376

  Fernandes, Christopher M B ^a   Clark, Steven ^a   Price, Ann ^a   Innes, Grant ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033209444     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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