| Title |
Development of the Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) Score among Young Children with Respiratory Infections in South Africa
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0027793 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Carrie Reed, Shabir A. Madhi, Keith P. Klugman, Locadiah Kuwanda, Justin R. Ortiz, Lyn Finelli, Alicia M. Fry |
| Abstract |
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 studies. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 197 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2 | 1% |
| Uganda | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Malawi | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 186 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 25 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 20 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 9% |
| Other | 43 | 22% |
| Unknown | 49 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 92 | 47% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 21 | 11% |
| Unknown | 55 | 28% |