Acute mediastinal widening

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1222-1225

  Karnath, Bernard ^a   Siddiqi, Ather ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; PHARYNGITIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036775517     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200295100-00027     Document Type: Article

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