Group a streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis in children less than 2 years of age - More common than is thought

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 361-363

  Berkovitch, M ^a,b   Vaida, A ^a   Zhovtis, D ^a   Bar Yohai, A ^a   Earon, Y ^a   Boldur, I ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0033046317     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992289903800607     Document Type: Article

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