Of missiles and medicine: Early warning systems

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-211

  Goldhill, David R ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; CALCULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 33644755665     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04583.x     Document Type: Editorial

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