Increased incidence of head and neck abscesses in children

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-181

  Cabrera, Cristina E ^a   Deutsch, Ellen S ^a   Eppes, Stephen ^a   Lawless, Stephen ^a   Cook, Steven ^a   O'Reilly, Robert C ^a   Reilly, James S ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACUTE SINUSITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELAWARE; HEAD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; NECK; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 33846564578     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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