Ultrasonography in the evaluation of neck abscesses in children

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-33

  Quraishi, M S ^a,c   O'Halpin, D R ^b   Blayney, A W ^a  

^a Temple Street Children's Hospital   (Ireland)

^b Temple Street Hospital   (Ireland)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Neck abscesses; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NECK INJURY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031403905     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1997.00851.x     Document Type: Article

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