Demonstrating the benefit of medical emergency teams (MET) proves more difficult than anticipated

Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Chrysochoou, George ^a   Gunn, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34447643246     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc4865     Document Type: Short Survey

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