Improving the diagnosis, management, and outcomes of children with pneumonia: Where are the gaps?

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Chang, Anne B ^a,b   Ooi, Mong H ^c   Perera, David ^d   Grimwood, Keith ^e,f  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c Kuching Hospital   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections; Diagnosis; Outcomes; Pneumonia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904501754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2013.00029     Document Type: Article

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