Otolaryngologic aspects of tetanus

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 260, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-56

  Aydin, Kemalettin ^a   Caylan, Rahmet ^a   Caylan, Refik ^a   Bektas, Devrim ^a   Koksal, Iftihar ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Head and neck; Otolaryngology; Tetanus; Tracheotomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DYSPHAGIA; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEAD; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK; NECK PAIN; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOM; TETANUS; TRACHEOTOMY; TRISMUS; WOUND;

EID: 0037274972     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-002-0508-4     Document Type: Article

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