An early warning? Universal risk scoring in emergency medicine

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 263-

  Roland, Damian ^a   Coats, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACK AND TRIGGER SYSTEMS;

CRITICAL CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATE MEDICINE; TRIAGE;

EID: 79953182992     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.106104     Document Type: Note

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