Anthrax: A Systematic Review of Atypical Presentations

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 200-211

  Holty, Jon Erik C ^a,b   Kim, Rebecca Y ^b   Bravata, Dena M ^b,c  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

ALGORITHMS; ANTHRAX; HUMANS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33746127636     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.11.035     Document Type: Review

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