Prospective evaluation of two clinical scores for acute asthma in children 18 months to 7 years of age

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 598-603

  Gouin, Serge ^a   Robidas, Isabelle ^a   Gravel, Jocelyn ^a   Guimont, Chantal ^b   Chalut, Dominic ^c   Amre, Devendra ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Clinical scores; Emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC ASTHMA SEVERITY SCORE; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCHOOL RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT MEASURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION STUDY; INFANT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77953580999     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00775.x     Document Type: Article

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