Pediatric Emergency Department Anaphylaxis: Different Patterns From Adults
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Paediatric emergency department anaphylaxis: different patterns from adults.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Data on acute paediatric anaphylaxis presentations to the emergency department (ED) are limited. All allergic presentations to one Australian paediatric ED were studied to determine epidemiological, clinical, and outcome data. METHODS Retrospective, case based study of patients under 16 years attending one metropolitan, paediatric teaching hospital ED in Australia over thr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-0846hh