Accuracy of an expanded early warning score for patients in general and trauma surgery wards

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 192-197

  Smith, T ^a   Den Hartog, D ^a   Moerman, T ^a   Patka, P ^a   Van Lieshout, E M M ^a   Schep, N W L ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84855668383     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7777     Document Type: Article

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