Rapid response systems in adult academic medical centers

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 475-482

  Wood, Kathryn A ^a,b   Ranji, Sumant R ^c   Ide, Brigid ^d   Dracup, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350116933     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35066-7     Document Type: Article

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