Effects of prednisolone and dexamethasone in children with alkali burns of the oesophagus

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 198-203

  Bautista, A ^a,c   Varela, R ^a   Villanueva, A ^a   Estevez, E ^a   Tojo, R ^a   Cadranel, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GALICIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical burns; Dexamethasone; Oesophageal stricture; Oesophagoscopy; Prednisolone; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CAUSTIC BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 0029906829     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1066507     Document Type: Article

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