Hypoxaemia and bronchopneumonia in infants less than six months of age

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 163-165

  Brady, J P ^a   Nathoo, K J ^a  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OXIMETRY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANOXEMIA; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OXIMETRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030159090     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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