Comparing the accuracy of the three popular clinical dehydration scales in children with diarrhea

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Pringle, Kimberly ^a,f   Shah, Sachita P ^a   Umulisa, Irenee ^b   Munyaneza, Richard B Mark ^b   Dushimiyimana, Jean Marie ^c   Stegmann, Katrina ^c   Musavuli, Juvenal ^d   Ngabitsinze, Protegene ^d   Stulac, Sara ^e   Levine, Adam C ^a,e  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rwinkwavu District Hospital   (Rwanda)

^c Kirehe District Hospital   (Rwanda)

^d Butaro District Hospital   (Rwanda)

^e Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima ^*  (Rwanda)

^f RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DEHYDRATION SCALE; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIARRHEA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GORELICK SCALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VOMITING; WEIGHT CHANGE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SCALE;

EID: 84857668173     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-4-58     Document Type: Article

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