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. 1983 Jun;58(6):423–427. doi: 10.1136/adc.58.6.423

Prediction of infant hospital admission risk

T R Cullinan, D I Saunders
PMCID: PMC1628009  PMID: 6859933

Abstract

Data on health status and various socioeconomic and dietary factors were obtained for every infant born during a 1 year period in east London. A simple scoring system was developed to predict the risk of hospital admission.

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