Increasing paediatric empyema admissions [1]

Thorax

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-180

  Gupta, R ^a   Crowley, S ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EFFUSION; EMPYEMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 32544444292     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.049510     Document Type: Letter

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