J Korean Med Sci.  2020 Aug;35(30):e274. 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e274.

Letter to the Editor: Discussion of the Article “Prognostic Accuracy of the SIRS, qSOFA, and NEWS for Early Detection of Clinical Deterioration in SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients”

• Kim EJ
• Hong HL

• KMID: 2505194
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e274

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