Predictors of mortality in a medical intensive care unit

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 270-272

  Eapen, C E ^a   Thomas, K ^a   Cherian, A M ^a   Jeyaseelan, L ^a   Mathai, D ^a   John, G ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0031266574     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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