Indicators of acute deterioration in adult patients nursed in acute wards: A factorial survey

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 723-732

  Rattray, Janice E ^a   Lauder, William ^b   Ludwick, Ruth ^c   Johnstone, Carolyn ^a   Zeller, Richard ^c   Winchell, Janice ^d   Myers, Elizabeth ^e   Smith, Anne ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Statistical Software Consultant   (United States)

^e NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acutely ill adults; Decision making; Early warning scoring systems

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; NURSING;

EID: 79951539262     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03567.x     Document Type: Article

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