Validation of clinical case definition of acute intussusception in infants in Viet Nam and Australia

OBJECTIVE: To test the sensitivity and specificity of a clinical case definition of acute intussusception in infants to assist health-care workers in settings where diagnostic facilities are not available. METHODS: Prospective studies were conducted at a major paediatric hospital in Viet Nam (the Na...

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Main Authors: Julie E Bines, Nguyen Thanh Liem, Frances Justice, Tran Ngoc Son, John B Carlin, Margaret de Campo, Kris Jamsen, Kim Mulholland, Peter Barnett, Graeme L Barnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2006-07-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862006000700019&lng=en&tlng=en