Additional markers to refine the world health organization algorithm for diagnosis of pneumonia

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 773-781

  Castro, A V ^a   Nascimento Carvalho, Cristiana M ^a   Ney Oliveira, F ^a   Araujo Neto C A ^a   Andrade, S C S ^a   Loureiro, L L S ^a   Luz, P O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchodilator; Children; Pneumonia; Tachypnea

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RADIOLOGIST; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 23944521745     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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