Routine vital signs not so routine: Next question? When does it matter?

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 209-

  McGillivray, David ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING RATE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART RATE; HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 33744825454     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/11.4.209     Document Type: Editorial

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