Development and testing of a hierarchical method to code the reason for admission to intensive care units: The ICNARC coding method

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 543-548

  Young, J D ^a   Goldfrad, C ^b   Rowan, K ^b  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Intensive care; Records, medical, computerized

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 17944375570     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/87.4.543     Document Type: Article

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