Critical care outreach services - Do they make a difference?

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 257-260

  Ball, Carol ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONVALESCENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DETERIORATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036810870     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964339702000642     Document Type: Editorial

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