172 SEVERITY OF ILLNESS SCORING FOR PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS
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Severity of illness scoring systems in the intensive care unit.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198504000-00202