Ultrasonographic evaluation of splenic enlargement in athletes with acute infectious mononucleosis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 974-977

  Hosey, Robert G ^a,f   Kriss, V ^a   Uhl, T L ^b   Difiori, J ^d   Hecht, S ^c   Wen, D Y ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e University of Missouri   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; SPLENOMEGALY; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58049220121     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.050807     Document Type: Article

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