Severity of illness measures for pediatric emergency care: Are we there yet?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 639-643

  Gorelick, Marc H ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0037408306     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2003.140     Document Type: Editorial

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