Calibration of the paediatric index of mortality in UK paediatric intensive care units [1]

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-

  Parry, G ^a   Jones, S ^c   Simic Lawson, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; NOTE; STANDARD;

CHILD; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC;

EID: 0036461093     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.86.1.65     Document Type: Letter

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