Recognising and responding to acute illness in patients in hospital

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7631, 2007, Pages 1165-1166

  Rowan, Kathryn M ^a   Harrison, David A ^a  

^a and London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DETERIORATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS;

EID: 37249079095     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39395.497928.80     Document Type: Editorial

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