Prediction of in-hospital mortality and length of stay using an early warning scoring system: clinical audit
R Paterson, DC MacLeod, D Thetford, A Beattie, C Graham, S Lam and D Bell
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.6-3-281
Clin Med May 2006 R Paterson
Departments of Acute Medicine and Cardiology
MPhilRoles: Practice Development Nurse
DC MacLeod
Departments of Acute Medicine and Cardiology
PhD FRCPRoles: Consultant
D Thetford
MRCP
Roles: Specialist Registrar
A Beattie
MRCP
Roles: Senior House Officer
C Graham
MSc
Roles: Statistician, Epidemiology and Statistics Core, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility
S Lam
NHS Education for Scotland (NES), Hanover Buildings, Edinburgh
MCSPRoles: Director of Allied Health Professions
D Bell
Imperial College, London
MD FRCPRoles: Consultant, Department of Acute Medicine

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- R Paterson, MPhil, Practice Development Nurse,
- DC MacLeod, PhD FRCP, Consultant,
- D Thetford, MRCP, Specialist Registrar,
- A Beattie, MRCP, Senior House Officer,
- C Graham, MSc, Statistician, Epidemiology and Statistics Core, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility,
- S Lam, MCSP, Director of Allied Health Professions and
- D Bell, MD FRCP, Consultant, Department of Acute Medicine
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R Paterson, DC MacLeod, D Thetford, A Beattie, C Graham, S Lam, D Bell
Clinical Medicine May 2006, 6 (3) 281-284; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-3-281
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