Recurrent pericarditis in children and adolescents: Report of 15 cases

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 759-764

  Raatikka, Maria ^a   Pelkonen, Pirkko M ^a   Karjalainen, Jouko ^b   Jokinen, Eero V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PERICARDITIS; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042731887     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00778-2     Document Type: Article

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