Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in children: Clinical and natural history

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 695-697

  Dekel, B ^a,c,d   Paret, G ^a,c   Szeinberg, A ^b,c   Vardi, A ^a   Barzilay, Z ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Chaim Shema Medical Center   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Natural history; Pulmonary function tests; Spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0030054422     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01957155     Document Type: Article

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