Medical emergency teams at the Ottawa Hospital: The first two years

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 223-231

  Baxter, Alan D ^a   Cardinal, Pierre ^a   Hooper, Jonathan ^a   Patel, Rakesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART ARREST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42249094362     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021506     Document Type: Article

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