Pertussis: Presentation, investigation and management

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 317-319

  Frydenberg, Alexis ^a   Starr, Mike ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHILD; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PERTUSSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; PATIENT ISOLATION; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 4444289471     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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