Diagnostic value of tachypnoea in pneumonia defined radiologically

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-45

  Palafox, Miguel ^a   Guiscafré, Hector ^a   Reyes, Hortensia ^a   Munoz, Onofre ^a   Martinez, Homero ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diagnostic test; Pneumonia; Sensitivity; Specificity; Tachypnoea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034104920     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.82.1.41     Document Type: Article

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