Run, don't walk

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2712-2713

  Hillman, Ken M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

health services research; medical emergency teams; patient safety; rapid response systems; resuscitation

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ARREST; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84865452172     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31825bc7d1     Document Type: Editorial

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