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Abstract
Injury Severity Scores were calculated for the injuries of 875 patients suffering
from gunshot wounds. These scores were plotted against mortality. Increasing ISS is
associated with increasing mortality, but the relationship is not linear.
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Publication history
Accepted:
December 18,
1982
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© 1983 Published by Elsevier Inc.
