Medical emergency teams: Is there M.E.R.I.T?

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 389-391

  Brindley, Peter G ^a   Simmonds, Matthew ^a   Gibney, R T Noel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART ARREST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250202570     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03022662     Document Type: Short Survey

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