Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) Identifies Critical Illness among Ward Patients in a Resource Restricted Setting in Kampala, Uganda: A Prospective Observational Study
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Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) Identifies Critical Illness among Ward Patients in a Resource Restricted Setting in Kampala, Uganda: A Prospective Observational Study
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Death rates, Hospitals, Patients, Critical care and emergency medicine, HIV, Oxygen, Blood pressure, Surgical and invasive medical procedures
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages e0151408
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2016-03-18
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0151408
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