Lung ultrasound for paediatric pneumonia diagnosis: Internationally officialized in a near future?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-7

  Don, Massimiliano ^a   Barillari, Alfredo ^b   Cattarossi, Luigi ^c   Copetti, Roberto ^d  

^a Sant'Antonio General Hospital   (Italy)

^b San Polo General Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d Latisana General Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Chest sonography; Chest X ray; Community acquired pneumonia; Lung ultrasonography; Lung ultrasound; Pneumonia; Radiography; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZING RADIATION; LUNG EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84871019505     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12002     Document Type: Article

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