Cost analysis of Enteroviral Polymerase chain reaction in infants with fever and cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 817-821

  Nigrovic, Lise E ^a   Chiang, Vincent W ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DECISION THEORY; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033871137     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.154.8.817     Document Type: Article

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