Time out! is timepiece variability a factor in critical care?

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-120

  Ferguson, Elizabeth A ^b   Bayer, Carey Roth ^a   Fronzeo, Susan ^a   Tuckerman, Cheryl ^a   Hutchins, Larissa ^a   Roberts, Kathryn ^a   Verger, Judy ^a   Nadkarni, Vinay ^a   Lin, Richard ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRST AID; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW;

EID: 16244417824     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2005.14.2.113     Document Type: Review

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