A study regarding correlation between clinical diagnosis and autopsy findings in a pediatric intensive care unit;Estudio de la correlacion diagnostica clinica y necropsica en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediatrica

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-12

  Pons, M ^a,b   Luaces, C ^a   Lobera, E ^a   Cusi V ^a   Cambra, F J ^a   Martin J M ^a   Palomeque, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Intensive care; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 0031043591     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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