Adult acute epiglottitis and foreign body in the throat — chicken or egg?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 167-169

  Chung, C H ^a  

^a DepartmentNorth District Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute disease; Adult; Epiglottitis radiography; Foreign bodies; Keywords; Pharynx

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIGLOTTITIS; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX;

ACUTE DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIGLOTTITIS; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX;

EID: 0036595865     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200206000-00013     Document Type: Article

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