Identification of radiological alveolar pneumonia in children with high rates of hospitalized respiratory infections: Comparison of WHO-defined and pediatric pulmonologist diagnosis in the clinical context

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 386-392

  O'Grady, Kerry Ann F ^a   Torzillo, Paul J ^b,c   Ruben, Alan R ^d,e   Taylor Thomson, Debbie ^f   Valery, Patricia C ^f   Chang, Anne B ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Northern Territory Department of Health and Families   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

diagnosis; Indigenous; pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G; RETINOL; ZINC;

ALVEOLAR BONE; ALVEOLAR PNEUMONIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PNEUMONIA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VITAMIN A; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZINC;

EID: 84859103739     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21551     Document Type: Article

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