Medical Management of Sinusitis in Pediatric Patients

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 178-186

  Hopp, Russell ^a   Cooperstock, Michael ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0031137245     PISSN: 15385442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0045-9380(97)80046-1     Document Type: Article

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