A scoring system for predicting group A streptococcal throat infection

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 409, 1996, Pages 461-464

  Dobbs, Frank ^a,b  

^a IRISH COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Ireland)

^b Castletown Practice   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Diagnostic systems; Sore throat; Streptococcal infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PROBABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYMPTOM; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0029783027     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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