Management of childhood arthritis. Part 1: Acute arthritis

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 460-462

  Malleson, P N ^a,b  

^a Research Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INJURY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LYME DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030985008     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.76.5.460     Document Type: Review

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