Classification trees. A possible method for iso-resource grouping in intensive care

Anaesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 833-840

  Ridley, S ^a   Jones, S ^b   Shahani, A ^b   Brampton, W ^c   Nielsen, M ^d   Rowan, K ^e  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e and London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intensive care; CART analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCIES; ENGLAND; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT TRANSFER; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 0031658067     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.t01-1-00564.x     Document Type: Article

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