The interrater reliability of a validated bronchiolitis severity assessment tool

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 316-320

  Walsh, Paul ^a,b   Gonzales, Adrian ^a   Satar, Amina ^a   Rothenberg, Stephen J ^c,d  

^a KERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Interrater reliability; Severity assessment tool

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BRONCHIOLITIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33744815641     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000215136.44286.8f     Document Type: Article

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