Comparison of clinical prediction rules for management of pharyngitis in settings with limited resources

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-71

  Fischer Walker, Christa L ^a   Rimoin, Anne W ^a   Hamza, H S ^a   Steinhoff, Mark C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EGYPT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; NORTH AMERICA; PHARYNGITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 33746148532     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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