Clinical prediction rules and pediatric infectious diseases

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 628-629

  Ferrero, Fernando ^a   Nascimento Carvalho, Cristiana M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE NIÑOS PEDRO DE ELIZALDE   (Argentina)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clinical prediction rule; Decision support techniques; Predictive value of tests

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PREDICTION RULE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION; MENINGITIS; PEDIATRICS; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84861510281     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31825670f2     Document Type: Review

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