Rheumatic Chorea: Relationship to Systemic Manifestations and Response to Corticosteroids

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 679-683

  Walker, Adrianne R ^a   Tani, Lloyd Y ^a   Thompson, Joel A ^a   Firth, Sean D ^a   Veasy, L George ^a   Bale Jr , James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; HALOPERIDOL; PREDNISONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CARDITIS; CHOREA MINOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOREA; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 36148957125     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.059     Document Type: Article

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