Respiratory rate: The neglected vital sign

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 531-

  Cheng, Allen C ^a   Black, James F ^b   Buising, Kirsty L ^c  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BREATHING RATE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYPNEA; VITAL SIGN; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BLOOD PRESSURE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 56749153790     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02163.x     Document Type: Letter

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