Laboratory risk factors for hospital mortality [1]

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-

  Smith, G B ^a   Prytherch, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 38349117198     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm099     Document Type: Letter

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