Research into practice: Acutely ill children

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 623, 2014, Pages 311-313

  Van Den Bruel, Ann ^a   Thompson, Matthew ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMOTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMONIA; ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INCIDENCE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903554721     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X680317     Document Type: Article

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