A laryngeal foreign body misdiagnosed as asthma bronchiale

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 334-336

  Cinar, Ugur ^a   Vural, Cetin ^a   Turgut, Suat ^a  

^a Sisli Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma bronchiale; Foreign body; Keywords; Larynx

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; METHODOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTHMA; CHILD; COUGH; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544298508     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200312000-00019     Document Type: Article

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