Oxygen and pulse oximetry in childhood pneumonia: A survey of healthcare providers in resource-limited settings

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 389-393

  Ginsburg, Amy Sarah ^a   Van cleve, William C ^b   Thompson, Mary I W ^c   English, Mike ^d,e  

^a PATH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MORBIDITY; OXYGEN SUPPLY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PULSE OXIMETRY;

AFRICA; ANOXIA; ASIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84867371023     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmr103     Document Type: Article

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