Comparison of the New Injury Severity Score and the Injury Severity Score

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 162-164

  Tay, Seow Yian ^a,c   Sloan, Edward P ^a   Zun, Leslie ^b   Zaret, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0842343480     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000058311.67607.07     Document Type: Conference Paper

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