Radiological findings in acute adult epiglottitis

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1629-1631

  Schamp, S ^a   Pokieser, P ^a   Danzer, M ^a   Marks, B ^a   Denk, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acute; Adult; Epiglottitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIGLOTTITIS; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; EPIGLOTTITIS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0032606058     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050898     Document Type: Article

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