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  1. The Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, 1871, Australia

    Michelle Cretikos M.D.

  2. Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia

    Rinaldo Bellomo M.D.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-3404, USA

    Michael A. DeVita M.D. (Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine and Associate Medical Director) (Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine and Associate Medical Director)

  2. UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-3404, USA

    Michael A. DeVita M.D. (Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine and Associate Medical Director) (Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine and Associate Medical Director)

  3. The Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, 1871, Australia

    Kenneth Hillman M.D. (Co-Director of Critical Care) (Co-Director of Critical Care)

  4. Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia

    Rinaldo Bellomo M.D. (Director of Intensive Care Research) (Director of Intensive Care Research)

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Cretikos, M., Bellomo, R. (2006). Overview of Various Medical Emergency Team Models. In: DeVita, M.A., Hillman, K., Bellomo, R. (eds) Medical Emergency Teams. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27921-0_10

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