Validation of a clinical rule to predict complications of acute cough in preschool children: A prospective study in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 540, 2007, Pages 530-537

  Hay, Alastair D ^a   Gorst, Catherine ^b   Montgomery, Alan ^a   Peters, Tim J ^a   Fahey, Tom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clinical prediction rule; Complications; Cough; Primary care; Prognosis; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; DERIVATIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COUGH; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34447250588     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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