Performance of a predictive model for streptococcal pharyngitis in children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 687-691

  Attia, Magdy W ^a   Zaoutis, Theoklis ^a,c   Klein, Joel D ^a   Meier, Frederick A ^a,b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PERFORMANCE; PHARYNGITIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0035005997     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.155.6.687     Document Type: Article

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