Serious infections in children: An incidence study in family practice

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Van Den Bruel, Ann ^a   Bartholomeeusen, Stefaan ^a   Aertgeerts, Bert ^a   Truyers, Carla ^a   Buntinx, Frank ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION; PYELONEPHRITIS; REGISTER; SEPSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645813437     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-7-23     Document Type: Article

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