Clinical presentations and outcome of severe acute respiratory syndrome in children

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9370, 2003, Pages 1701-1703

  Hon, K L E ^a   Leung, C W ^b   Cheng, W T F ^a   Chan, P K S ^a   Chu, W C W ^a   Kwan, Y W ^b   Li, A M ^a   Fong, N C ^b   Ng, P C ^a   Chiu, M C ^b   Li, C K ^a   Tam, J S ^a   Fok, T F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; RIBAVIRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 0037648996     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13364-8     Document Type: Article

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