The Case for Removing Race from the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guideline for Urinary Tract Infection in Infants and Young Children with Fever

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 229-230

  Kowalsky, Rachel H ^a,b   Rondini, Ashley C ^c   Platt, Shari L ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; RACISM; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 85077839742     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: 21686211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.5242     Document Type: Note

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