Pectus deformities of the anterior chest wall

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Williams, A M ^a   Crabbe, D C G ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pectus carinatum; Pectus excavatum

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PIGEON THORAX; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEROMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DEFORMITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0043026791     PISSN: 15260550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1526-0542(03)00053-8     Document Type: Article

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