Statistical basis and clinical applications of severity of illness scoring systems in the intensive care unit

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 180-183

  Sachdeva, Ramesh C ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 0004009975     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-199906000-00005     Document Type: Article

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