Using large-scale databases to measure outcomes in critical care

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 615-631

  Pronovost, P ^a   Angus, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW;

EID: 0032771230     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0704(05)70075-0     Document Type: Article

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