Developing a clinically relevant classification to predict mortality in severe leptospirosis

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-219

  Rajapakse, Senaka ^a   Rodrigo, Chaturaka ^b   Haniffa, Rashan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leptospirosis; mortality; severity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650452894     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.66519     Document Type: Article

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