Predicting the risk of bacteremia in children with fever and neutropenia

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 919-924

  Rackoff, W R ^a   Gonin, R ^a   Robinson, C ^a   Kreissman, S G ^a   Breitfeld, P B ^a  

^a RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029918663     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.3.919     Document Type: Article

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