Development of the Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) score among young children with respiratory infections in South Africa.

Development of the Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) score among young children with respiratory infections in South Africa.

OBJECTIVE: Pneumonia is a leading cause of death in children worldwide. A simple clinical score predicting the probability of death in a young child with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) could aid clinicians in case management and provide a standardized severity measure during epidemiologic...

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Main Authors: Carrie Reed, Shabir A Madhi, Keith P Klugman, Locadiah Kuwanda, Justin R Ortiz, Lyn Finelli, Alicia M Fry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3251620?pdf=render

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