Derivation and validation of a universal vital assessment (UVA) score: A tool for predicting mortality in adult hospitalised patients in Sub-Saharan Africa

BMJ Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Moore, Christopher C ^a   Hazard, Riley ^a   Saulters, Kacie J ^b   Ainsworth, John ^c   Adakun, Susan A ^d   Amir, Abdallah ^e   Andrews, Ben ^f   Auma, Mary ^e   Baker, Tim ^g   Banura, Patrick ^h   Crump, John A ⁱ   Grobusch, Martin P ^j   Huson, Michaëla A M ^j   Jacob, Shevin T ^k   Jarrett, Olamide D ^l   Kellett, John ^m   Lakhi, Shabir ⁿ   Majwala, Albert ^e   Opio, Martin ^o   Rubach, Matthew P ^p   Rylance, Jamie ^q   Michael Scheld, W ^a   Schieffelin, John ^r   Ssekitoleko, Richard ^d   Wheeler, India ^q   Barnes, Laura E ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital   (Uganda)

^e MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^h Masaka Regional Referral Hospital   (Uganda)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^j UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

ⁿ Zambia Emory HIV Research Project   (Zambia)

^o Kitovu Hospital   (Uganda)

^p DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^q LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^r TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

more..

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EID: 85038036907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20597908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000344     Document Type: Article

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