A Clinical Model for Health Services Research - The Medical Emergency Team

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-199

  Hillman, Ken ^a   Chen, Jack ^b   Brown, Daniel ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPERT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MODEL; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; TEAMWORK;

EID: 0242693334     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2003.08.011     Document Type: Article

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