Prognostic indicators of childhood acute viral encephalitis

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 311-316

  Bhutto, Erum ^a   Naim, Maryam ^a   Ehtesham, Moneeb ^a   Rehman, Meher ^a   Siddique, Muhammad Atif ^a   Jehan, Imtiaz ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PAKISTAN; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033253338     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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