Usefulness of gender and abnormal blood count for predicting pneumonia outcome in children
Background: Pneumonia is still a leading cause of death among children in developing countries. The aim of the study is to identify some risk factors for poor pneumonia outcome. The studied factors were: male sex, thrombocytosis, thrombocytopaenia, leucocytosis, leucopaenia and anaemia. Patients and...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814200665 |