Severity scoring as a basis of reimbursement of pediatric critical care services

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 176-179

  Deshpande, Jayant K ^a   Patel, Neal R ^a  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

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EID: 0038847904     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-199906000-00004     Document Type: Article

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