Assessment of clinical risk in the out of hours hospital prior to the introduction of hospital at night

Acute Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-38

  Beckett, D J ^d   Gordon, C F ^d   Paterson, R ^a   Chalkley, S ^b   MacLeod, D C ^c   Bell, D ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY CARE UNIT; GENERAL HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; NIGHT HOSPITALIZATION; PATIENT CARE; RENAL HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT; REVIEW; TRANSPLANT HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT;

EID: 67651113412     PISSN: 17474884     EISSN: 17474892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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