Association between radiological findings and severity of community-acquired pneumonia in children

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Patria, Maria Francesca ^a   Longhi, Benedetta ^a   Lelii, Mara ^a   Galeone, Carlotta ^a   Pavesi, Maria Angela ^b   Esposito, Susanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CAP; Chest radiograph; Community acquired pneumonia; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84883719770     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-39-56     Document Type: Article

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