Needle aspiration as therapeutic management for suppurative cervical lymphadenitis in children

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 801-804

  Baek, Mee Young ^a   Park, Kyung Hee ^a   We, Ju Hee ^a   Park, Su Eun ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Child; Lymphadenitis; Needles; Suppuration; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951748105     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2010.53.8.801     Document Type: Article

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