Admission time and mortality rates

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 691-694

  Arslankoylu, Ali Ertug ^a,b   Bayrakci, Benan ^a   Oymak, Yesim ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Admission time; Intensive care unit; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50249135410     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0130-6     Document Type: Article

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