Physician assessment of the likelihood of pneumonia in a pediatric emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 817-822

  Neuman, Mark I ^a   Scully, Kevin J ^a   Kim, Daniel ^a   Shah, Sonal ^a   Bachur, Richard G ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

chest radiograph; pneumonia; radiograph

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650243013     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181fb0d95     Document Type: Article

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