Standardized interpretation of paediatric chest radiographs for the diagnosis of pneumonia in epidemiological studies

Standardized interpretation of paediatric chest radiographs for the diagnosis of pneumonia in epidemiological studies

BACKGROUND: Although radiological pneumonia is used as an outcome measure in epidemiological studies, there is considerable variability in the interpretation of chest radiographs. A standardized method for identifying radiological pneumonia would facilitate comparison of the results of vaccine trial...

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Main Authors: Thomas Cherian, E. Kim Mulholland, John B. Carlin, Harald Ostensen, Ruhul Amin, Margaret de Campo, David Greenberg, Rosanna Lagos, Marilla Lucero, Shabir A. Madhi, Katherine L. O'Brien, Steven Obaro, Mark C. Steinhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2005-05-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Neumonía
Radiografía torácica
Sensibilidad y especificidad
Variaciones dependientes del observador
Estándares de referencia
Niño
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