Bronchiolitis obliterans in children: Clinical presentation, therapy and long-term follow-up

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 129-133

  Chiu, Chih Yung ^a,b   Wong, Kin Sun ^a,b   Huang, Yhu Chering ^b   Lin, Tzou Yien ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adenoviruses; Atelectatic bronchiectasis; Bronchiolitis obliterans; Stevens Johnson syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; LUNG COLLAPSE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TAIWAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WHEEZING;

ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS, HUMAN; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

EID: 40149100640     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01209.x     Document Type: Article

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