Prediction of Hospital Mortality Rates by Admission Laboratory Tests
Open Access
- 1 February 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 52 (2) , 325-328
- https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2005.059030
Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to explore whether electronically retrieved laboratory data can predict mortality in internal medicine departments in a regional hospital.Keywords
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