Evaluation of the modified acute physiology and chronic health evaluation scoring system for prediction of mortality in patients admitted to an emergency department

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 464-470

  Labaf, A ^a   Zarei, M R ^b   Jalili, M ^a   Talebian, M T ^a   Hoseyni, H S ^a   Mahmodi, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

APACHE; Hospital emergency service; Iran; Mortality; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY AND CHRONIC HEALTH EVALUATION; MORTALITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78751513128     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490791001700506     Document Type: Article

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