Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 325-331 , September 2008

Characteristics and outcomes of patients receiving a medical emergency team review for respiratory distress or hypotension

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☆ Supported by the Austin Hospital Intensive Care Trust Fund (Victoria, Australia).

☆☆ The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest in relation to this study.

PII: S0883-9441(07)00186-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.11.002

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 325-331 , September 2008

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