The growth of rapid response systems

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 489-495

  Steel, Andrew C ^a   Reynolds, Stuart F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; RESEARCH; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH;

EID: 50949121203     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34062-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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