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Comparison of Two Coronary Prognostic Indices

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Journal Postgrad Med J
Specialty General Medicine
Date 1979 Jan 1
PMID 471860
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Abstract

Two coronary prognostic indices for patients treated in a coronary care unit, namely the Norris Index and the Chapman-Gray Index were compared. Both were found to be reliable but the Chapman-Gray Index with its ready reckoner was more convenient and was subject to fewer subjective data.

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