A proposed new scoring system for tetanus

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 168-172

  Sidhartha, S S ^a   Peter, J V ^a   Subhash, H S ^a,b   Cherian, M ^a   Jeyaseelan, L ^a   Cherian, A M ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grading; Prognosis; Scoring system; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TETANUS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 22144497824     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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