Defining Sepsis: A case of bounded rationality and fuzzy thinking?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 14-15

  Angus, Derek C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROCALCITONIN;

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; FUZZY LOGIC; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE; CLASSIFICATION;

HUMANS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84984845636     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201604-0879ed     Document Type: Editorial

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