Systematic review: Insufficient validation of clinical scores for the assessment of acute dyspnoea in wheezing children

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 98-112

  Bekhof, Jolita ^a   Reimink, Roelien ^a   Brand, Paul L P ^a  

^a Princess Amalia Children's Clinic   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchiolitis; Index; Reliability; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84893932998     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2013.08.004     Document Type: Review

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