An evaluation of the POSSUM surgical scoring system

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 812-815

  Whiteley, M S ^a   Prytherch, D R ^a   Higgins, B ^b   Weaver, P C ^a   Prout, W G ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; SURGERY; SURVIVAL;

ENGLAND; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0029943985     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830628     Document Type: Article

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