Rapid response systems-More pieces to the puzzle

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-144

  Lippert, Anne ^a   Petersen, John Asger ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING RATE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; VITAL SIGN;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84873464620     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.11.010     Document Type: Editorial

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