Early identification and treatment of Sepsis

Nursing Times

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 14-17

  McClelland, H ^a   Moxon, A ^a  

^a CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection; Screening; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEPSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84893536497     PISSN: 09547762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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