A cost effectiveness analysis of omitting radiography in diagnosis of acute bronchiolitis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-127

  Yong, Jean Hai Ein ^a   Schuh, Suzanne ^a,b   Rashidi, Rasha ^a   Vanderby, Sonia ^a   Lau, Rodney ^a   Laporte, Audrey ^a   Nauenberg, Eric ^a   Ungar, Wendy J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Cost analysis; Costs; Emergency medicine; Radiography; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BRONCHIOLITIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 59949094210     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20948     Document Type: Article

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