Does it fit? Is it good? Assessment of scoring systems

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 176-180

  Mourouga, Philippe ^a   Goldfrad, Caroline ^a   Rowan, Kathy M ^a  

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0033913504     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-200006000-00006     Document Type: Review

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