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The ‘Early Warning Score’: Is it the Right Tool for the Job?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2008

Tracey Roberts
Tracey Roberts*
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Spire Cheshire Hospital, Cheshire, UK
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Correspondence to: T. Roberts, Spire Cheshire Hospital, Fir Tree Close, Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire WA4 4LU, UK. Tel: 0845 602 2500; Fax: 0192 521 5098; E-mail: traceyroberts@ymail.com
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British Journal of Anaesthetic & Recovery Nursing , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , August 2008 , pp. 75 - 78
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Copyright © British Association of Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing 2008

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