Interobserver variation in interpreting chest radiographs for the diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-90

  Meade, Maureen O ^a,b,c   Cook, Richard J ^a,b,c   Guyatt, Gordon H ^a,b,c   Groll, Ryan ^a,b,c   Kachura, John R ^a,b,c   Bedard, Michel ^a,b,c   Cook, Deborah J ^a,b,c   Slutsky, Arthur S ^a,b,c   Stewart, Thomas E ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033979880     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.1.9809003     Document Type: Article

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