Prediction of pneumonia in a Pediatric Emergency Department

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-253

  Neuman, Mark I ^a   Monuteaux, Michael C ^a   Scully, Kevin J ^a   Bachur, Richard G ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Decision rule; Pneumonia; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TACHYPNEA; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANOXIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051478126     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-3367     Document Type: Article

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