Prediction of mortality for congestive heart failure patients: Results from different wards of an Italian teaching hospital

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1017-1021

  Nante, N ^a   De Marco, M F ^a   Balzi, D ^b   Addari, P ^b   Buiatti, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

APR mortality risk; Congestive heart failure; Mortality prediction

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WARD;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034583570     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010841102298     Document Type: Article

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