Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 274-282 , October 2006

An evaluation of an early warning clinical marker referral tool

  • Anna Louise Green

      Affiliations

    • Western Hospital, Gordon Street, Footscray, 3011, Vic., Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 3 8345 6588; fax: +61 3 8345 6336.
    • ,
  • Allison Williams

      Affiliations

    • University of Melbourne, Vic., Australia

,Accepted 23 April 2006.

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PII: S0964-3397(06)00068-1

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.04.004

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 274-282 , October 2006

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