Bronchiolitis obliterans in children
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[Bronchiolitis obliterans in children]
OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on general aspects of bronchiolitis obliterans, with emphasis on childhood postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans.METHODS: The most important publications on bronchiolitis obliterans were selected, using basically the Medline database (January of 1966 to September of 1999).RESULTS: This review is organized as follows: introduction, general aspects of bronchi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0021-7557
DOI: 10.2223/jped.49