Acute pharyngitis: Etiology and diagnosis

Pediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 6 II SUPPL., 1996, Pages 949-953

  Bisno, Alan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHLAMYDIA; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRUSES;

EID: 0029984752     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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