Introduction to the rapid response systems series

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 359-360

  DeVita, Michael A ^a   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^b   Hillman, Kenneth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250690305     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(06)32046-6     Document Type: Article

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