Validation of clinical scores for risk assessment

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1520-1521

  Van Griensven, Johan ^a   Florence, Eric ^a   Van Den Ende, Jef ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LETTER; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84860235161     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis263     Document Type: Letter

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