Detection of pneumonia among children under six years by clinical evaluation

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 482-487

  Shamo'on, H ^a   Hawamdah, A ^a   Haddadin, R ^a   Jmeian, S ^a  

^a Queen Alia Military Hospital   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WHEEZING;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; JORDAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 28444465142     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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