A simple respiratory severity score that may be used in evaluation of acute respiratory infection Pediatrics

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Rodriguez, Hector ^a   Hartert, Tina V ^a   Gebretsadik, Tebeb ^a   Carroll, Kecia N ^a   Larkin, Emma K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatrics; Pulmonary; Respiratory infections

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OXIMETRY; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ACUTE DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84958156044     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-1899-4     Document Type: Article

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