NEWSDIG: The national early warning score development and implementation group

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 501-503

  Jones, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84873936269     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-501     Document Type: Review

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