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Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 377-379

  Subbe, C P ^a   Sabin, J ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE; NURSING STUDENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VITAL SIGN; WARD; WORKLOAD;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 84896271502     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aas.12296     Document Type: Editorial

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