Physician risk assessment and APACHE scores in cardiac care units

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 366-368

  Pierpont, Gordon L ^a,b   Parenti, Connie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; Coronary care unit; Physician assessment; Prognosis; Risk assessment; Severity of illness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032937427     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960220514     Document Type: Article

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