The Use of Pediatric Early Warning Scores in the Emergency Department

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 374-376

  Oldroyd, Carol ^a   Day, Alison ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VITAL SIGN;

CHILD; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 79960101738     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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