Lymphadenopathy in Children: When and How to Evaluate

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-33

  Nield, Linda S ^a   Kamat, Deepak ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BCG VACCINE; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFECTION; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINATION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHATIC DISEASES;

EID: 1642499251     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280404300104     Document Type: Review

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