Korean J Crit Care Med.  2017 Aug;32(3):295-296. 10.4266/kjccm.2017.00451.

Challenges to Overcome Barriers against Successful Implementation of Rapid Response Systems

• Choi EY

• KMID: 2391190
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2017.00451

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