Paediatric early warning scores: Holy Grail and Achilles' heel

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 208-215

  Roland, Damian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE;

EID: 84869864661     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-300976     Document Type: Review

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