Bronchial obstruction secondary to idiopathic scoliosis in a child: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Alotaibi, Saad ^a   Harder, James ^a   Spier, Sheldon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUDESONIDE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEBULIZATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 45149129894     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-171     Document Type: Article

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