Recalibration of the Pediatric Risk of Admission Score Using a Multi-Institutional Sample

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 461-468

  Chamberlain, James M ^a,f   Patel, Kantilal M ^a   Pollack, Murray M ^a   Brayer, Anne ^b   Macias, Charles G ^c   Okada, Pamela ^d   Schunk, Jeff E ^e  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 1842424486     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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