Which symptoms and clinical features correctly identify serious respiratory infection in children attending a paediatric assessment unit?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 708-714

  Blacklock, C ^a   Mayon White, R ^a   Coad, N ^b   Thompson, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; TACHYPNEA; VITAL SIGN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TACHYCARDIA; TRIAGE; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 79960565846     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.206243     Document Type: Article

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