QUALITY IMPROVEMENT REPORT Mature rapid response system and potentially avoidable cardiopulmonary arrests in hospital
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Sanjay Galhotra, Michael A DeVita, Richard L Simmons, Mary Amanda Dew; and members of the Medical Emergency Response Improvement Team (MERIT) Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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