Resuscitation
Volume 81, Issue 8 , Pages 923-924 , August 2010

Better ViEWS ahead? It is high time to improve patient safety by standardizing Early Warning Scores

  • Christian Peter Subbe

      Affiliations

    • Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham LL13 7TD, United Kingdom
    • School of Medical Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2DG, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: School of Medical Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2DG, United Kingdom.

Received 16 May 2010

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PII: S0300-9572(10)00308-4

doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.05.013

Resuscitation
Volume 81, Issue 8 , Pages 923-924 , August 2010

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