National variation in United States sepsis mortality: A descriptive study

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Wang, Henry E ^a   Devereaux, Randolph S ^a   Yealy, Donald M ^b   Safford, Monika M ^c   Howard, George ^d  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH CARE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR;

UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; SEPSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); SEPSIS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949471611     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-9-9     Document Type: Article

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