Temporal variability of medical emergency team calls
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Common laboratory tests predict imminent medical emergency team calls, intensive care unit admission or death in emergency department patients.
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc8491