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Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 479-489
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What white blood cell count should prompt antibiotic treatment in a febrile child? Tutorial on the importance of disease likelihood to the interpretation of diagnostic tests
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Author keywords
Decision theory; Diagnosis; Receiver operating characteristic curve
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Indexed keywords
ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;
ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY;
ARTICLE;
BACTEREMIA;
CLINICAL PRACTICE;
DIAGNOSTIC TEST;
FEVER;
HUMAN;
INFANT;
INFECTION RISK;
LEUKOCYTE COUNT;
MEDICAL DECISION MAKING;
PROBABILITY;
RISK ASSESSMENT;
ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS;
BACTEREMIA;
CHILD, PRESCHOOL;
DECISION THEORY;
FEVER;
HUMANS;
INFANT;
LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES;
LEUKOCYTE COUNT;
PROBABILITY;
ROC CURVE;
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EID: 85047699506
PISSN: 0272989X
EISSN: None
Source Type: Journal
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X0102100606 Document Type: Article |
Times cited : (11)
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References (15)
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