Prediction of survival of critically ill patients by admission comorbidity

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 743-747

  Poses, Roy M ^a,c   McClish, Donna K ^a   Smith, Wally R ^a   Bekes, Carolyn ^b   Scott, W Eric ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Critical care; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0030197602     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(96)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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