Clinical signs that predict severe illness in children under age 2 months: a multicentre study

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9607, 2008, Pages 135-142

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ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BOLIVIA; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVULSION; CYANOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEEDING DISORDER; GHANA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 38049022630     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60106-3     Document Type: Article

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