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Agreement Between the World Health Organization Algorithm and Lung Consolidation Identified Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Childhood Pneumonia by General Practitioners

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Full title

Agreement Between the World Health Organization Algorithm and Lung Consolidation Identified Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Childhood Pneumonia by General Practitioners

Publisher

New York: Springer US

Journal title

Lung, 2015-08, Vol.193 (4), p.531-538

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

New York: Springer US

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Purpose
The World Health Organization (WHO) case management algorithm for acute lower respiratory infections has moderate sensitivity and poor specificity for the diagnosis of pneumonia. We sought to determine the feasibility of using point-of-care ultrasound in resource-limited settings to identify pneumonia by general health practitioners and...

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Full title

Agreement Between the World Health Organization Algorithm and Lung Consolidation Identified Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Childhood Pneumonia by General Practitioners

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1717497594

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1717497594

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ISSN

0341-2040

E-ISSN

1432-1750

DOI

10.1007/s00408-015-9730-x

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