Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Children

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 26, 2004, Pages 69-71

  Wong, Gary W K ^a   Fok, Tai F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBAVIRIN; STEROID; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; OXYGEN THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STEROID THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT ISOLATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBAVIRIN; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 1242314334     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.70056     Document Type: Review

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