The Simple Clinical Score predicts mortality for 30 days after admission to an acute medical unit

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 771-781

  Kellett, J ^a   Deane, B ^a  

^a St Joseph's General Hospital Nenagh   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CANCER; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 33750619219     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcl112     Document Type: Article

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