American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 401-407 , November 2007

Recurrent croup presentation, diagnosis, and management

  • Kelvin Kwong, MHSc

      Affiliations

    • Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
    • ,
  • Michael Hoa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
    • ,
  • James M. Coticchia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University, 4201 St. Antoine, 5E-UHC, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. Tel.: +1 313 577 0804.

Received 10 October 2006

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☆ Financial support: Medical research grant from the Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.11.013

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 401-407 , November 2007

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