Barriers to translating diagnostic research in febrilechildren to clinical practice: A systematic review

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 667-672

  Oostenbrink, Rianne ^a   Thompson, Matthew ^b   Steyerberg, Ewout W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84863313172     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-300667     Document Type: Review

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