C reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, or both, in the diagnosis of atraumatic paediatric limb pain?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 969-971

  Robinson, Sara ^a   Leonard, Paul ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PAEDIATRIC ATRAUMATIC LIMB PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84870064245     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-201037     Document Type: Article

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