Factors associated with diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia in children of Northern Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 563-569

  Muangchana, Charung ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BLOOD; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; ODDS RATIO; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 67650179151     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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