Validation of a Novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Scoring System

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-42

  Su, Chan Ping ^a   Chiang, Wen Chu ^a   Ma, Matthew Huei Ming ^a   Chen, Shey Ying ^a   Hsu, Chiung Yuan ^a   Ko, Patrick Chow In ^a   Tsai, Kuang Chau ^a   Fan, Chieh Min ^a   Shih, Fuh Yuan ^a   Chen, Shyr Chyr ^a   Chen, Yee Chun ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a   Chen, Wen Jone ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 9144252011     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.10.042     Document Type: Article

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