Risk of mortality in pediatric intensive care unit, assessed by prism-III

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 480-485

  Bilan, N ^a   Galehgolab, B A ^a   Emadaddm, A ^a   Shiva, S H ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Mortality risk; Outcome; Pediatric intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROC CURVE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; IRAN; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67049098966     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.480.485     Document Type: Article

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