Pulmonary lymphangiectasia: Diagnosis and clinical course

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 308-313

  Esther Jr , Charles R ^a   Barker, Pierre M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPLASMIN; OCTREOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERIC FEEDING; GENETIC DISORDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DISEASE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN PERIOD; NUTRITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY LYMPHANGIECTASIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HUMANS; LUNG; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4544337385     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20100     Document Type: Article

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