A multi-faceted approach to the physiologically unstable patient

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Robb, Gillian ^a,b   Seddon, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Quality Improvement Unit Te Pai Huanga   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 78249270422     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.031807     Document Type: Article

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