APACHE II-A Severity of Disease Classification System

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Knaus, William A. MD; Draper, Elizabeth A. RN, MS; Wagner, Douglas P. PhD; Zimmerman, Jack E. MD Author Information

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MedicineAPACHE IIIntensive care medicineIntensive care unit

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Year: 1986
Type: article
Volume: 14
Issue: 8
Pages: 755-755
Citations: 13394
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                                    William A. Knaus, 
                                
                                    Elizabeth A. Draper, 
                                
                                    Douglas P. Wagner
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1986). 
                            APACHE II-A Severity of Disease Classification System. 
                            Critical Care Medicine
                            , 14
                            (8)
                            , 755-755.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-198608000-00028
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/00003246-198608000-00028