Cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnosis of viral respiratory tract infections in pediatric patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1579-1581

  Woo, Patrick C Y ^a   Chiu, Susan S ^a   Seto, Wing Hong ^a   Peiris, Malik ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030926782     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1579-1581.1997     Document Type: Article

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