Clinicians' diagnostic practice of dengue infections

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 202-206

  Ng, Chris Fook Sheng ^a   Lum, Lucy Chai See ^a   Ismail, Noor Azina ^a   Tan, Lian Huat ^a   Tan, Christina Phoay Lay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Clinical classification; Dengue hemorrhagic fever; Diagnostic practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENGUE; DENGUE SHOCK SYNDROME; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EFFUSION; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PLASMA LEAKAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEROUS EFFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENGUE; DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; ROC CURVE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 35148895133     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.08.017     Document Type: Article

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