C-reactive protein response following pediatric orthopaedic surgery

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 574-575

  Limpisvasti, Orr ^a,b   Yandow, Suzanne M ^a   Raney, Ellen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Pediatric; Postoperative infection

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 4344591825     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200409000-00020     Document Type: Article

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