The Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity (POSSUM)

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-165

  Neary, W D ^a   Heather, B P ^a   Earnshaw, J J ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EMBASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDLINE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOLOGICAL AND OPERATIVE SEVERITY SCORE FOR THE ENUMERATION OF MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGERY;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0037327326     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4041     Document Type: Review

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