Occult pneumonias: Empiric chest radiographs in febrile children with leukocytosis

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 166-173

  Bachur, R ^a   Perry, H ^a   Harper, M B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032956422     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70390-2     Document Type: Article

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