Pediatric Risk of Admission (PRISA): A measure of severity of illness for assessing the risk of hospitalization from the emergency department

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-169

  Chamberlain, J M ^a   Patel, K M ^a   Ruttimann, U E ^a   Pollack, M M ^a  

^a Children's Hosp Natl Med Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031903328     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70132-5     Document Type: Article

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