Effectiveness of rapid response teams on rates of in‐hospital cardiopulmonary arrest and mortality: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Solomon, Rose S., Corwin, Gregory S., Barclay, Dawn C., Quddusi, Sarah F., Dannenberg, Michelle D.·2016·Journal of Hospital Medicine

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