Therapeutic outcome of hypothermia therapy in children with influenza virus-associated encephalopathy

International Congress Series

Volumn 1263, Issue C, 2004, Pages 444-448

  Fujita, Yukihiko ^a   Tomio, Noriko ^a   Arakawa, Chikako ^a   Noguchi, Yukio ^a   Kohira, Ryutaro ^a   Fuchigami, Tatsuo ^a   Okubo, Osami ^a   Harada, Kensuke ^a   Shimizu, Kazufumi ^a   Kuroda, Kazumichi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Influenza virus associated encephalopathy; Mild hypothermia therapy; Therapeutic outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876019545     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.02.017     Document Type: Article

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