Brain abscess in Korean children: A 15-year single center study

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 648-652

  Lee, Cha Gon ^a   Kang, Seong Hun ^a   Kim, Yae Jean ^a   Shin, Hyung Jin ^a   Choi, Hyun Shin ^a   Lee, Jee Hun ^a   Lee, Mun Hyang ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abscess; Brain; Child; Korea

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951700356     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2010.53.5.648     Document Type: Article

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