Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 77-84 , March 2007

Lung abscess in children

  • Patrick Patradoon-Ho

      Affiliations

    • Fairfield Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Dominic A. Fitzgerald

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, NSW, 2145 Australia.

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doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2006.10.002

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 77-84 , March 2007

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