Radiological diagnosis of pneumonia in children

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-72

  Kiekara, Olavi ^a   Korppi, Matti ^a   Tanska, Seppo ^a   Soimakallio, Seppo ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alveolar pneumonia; Auscultatory rales; Bacterial infection; Chest radiograph; Interstitial pneumonia; Observer variability; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030022343     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899608999077     Document Type: Article

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