Incidental chest radiographic findings in adult patients with acute cough

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 510-515

  van Vugt, Saskia ^a   Broekhuizen, Lidewij ^a   Zuithoff, Nicolaas ^a   de Jong, Pim ^a   Butler, Christopher ^a   Hood, Kerenza ^a   Coenen, Samuel ^a   Goossens, Herman ^a   Little, Paul ^a   Almirall, Jordi ^a   Blasi, Francesco ^a   Chlabicz, Slawomir ^a   Davies, Mel ^a   Godycki Cwirko, Maciek ^a   Hupkova, Helena ^a   Kersnik, Janko ^a   Mierzecki, Arthur ^a   Mölstad, Sigvard ^a   Moore, Michael ^a   Schaberg, Tom ^a   de Sutter, An ^a   Torres, Antoni ^a   Touboul, Pia ^a   Verheij, Theo ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cough; Incidental findings; Lung Radiography; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COUGH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869237926     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1384     Document Type: Article

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