Clinician assessment for acute chest syndrome in febrile patients with sickle cell disease: Is it accurate enough?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 64-69

  Morris, C ^a   Vichinsky, E ^a   Styles, L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033023230     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70273-8     Document Type: Article

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