The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 4 , Pages 429-433 , April 2007

Evaluation of the Utility of Radiography in Acute Bronchiolitis

Presented in part at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, May 2006, San Francisco, CA.

  • Suzanne Schuh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Population Health Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Suzanne Schuh, Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8.
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  • Amina Lalani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Upton Allen, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • David Manson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Paul Babyn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Derek Stephens, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Health Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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  • Shannon MacPhee, MD
    • ,
  • Matthew Mokanski, RN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Svetlana Khaikin, RN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Paul Dick, MDCM, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Paediatric Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • Department of Population Health Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Received 5 June 2006 ,Revised 5 October 2006 ,Accepted 2 January 2007.

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 Supported by a peer reviewed grant from the Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation of Ontario. This funding agency played no role in the design and conduct of the study, collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data, or preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.

PII: S0022-3476(07)00007-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.01.005

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 4 , Pages 429-433 , April 2007

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