Can laboratory blood tests be used to risk stratify patients admitted with pneumonia?
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Can biochemical analyses risk stratify acutely admitted medical patients: an external validation of two existing systems
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc13443