A weak link in the rapid response system

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-13

  Edelson, Dana P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CRITICAL CARE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC;

EID: 74549193424     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.466     Document Type: Editorial

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