A prospective before-and-after trial of a medical emergency team

• 1 Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3052
• 2 School of Nursing, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.

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