Effectiveness of Modified Early Warning Score in predicting outcomes in oncology patients

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1083-1088

  Cooksley, Tim ^a   Kitlowski, Emma ^a   Haji Michael, Philip ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84868027710     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs138     Document Type: Article

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