Interobserver variability of croup scoring in clinical practice

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 347-351

  Chan, A K J ^a   Langley, J M ^a   LeBlanc, J C ^a  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Croup; Health measurement scale; Viral laryngotracheobronchitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUP; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFANT; LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STRIDOR; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0034809977     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/6.6.347     Document Type: Article

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