Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Volume. 25, Issue 4, 336(2025)

Characteristics of croup in children living at ultra-high altitude

GE Sang1, CAI Guoyu1, ZHANG Haiyue1, CIWANG Zhuoma1, DAN Zeng1, SHI Fan1, LIU Xiaojin1, XUE Chao2, and SUN Xicai1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, People's Hospital of Shigatse City, Xigaze 857012, China
  • 2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
  • 3High Altitude Rhinology Research Center of Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University and People's Hospital of Xigaze City, Xigaze 857012, China
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    GE Sang, CAI Guoyu, ZHANG Haiyue, CIWANG Zhuoma, DAN Zeng, SHI Fan, LIU Xiaojin, XUE Chao, SUN Xicai. Characteristics of croup in children living at ultra-high altitude[J]. Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, 2025, 25(4): 336

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    Received: Aug. 30, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 25, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: SUN Xicai (laryngeal@163.com)

    DOI:10.14166/j.issn.1671-2420.2025.04.018

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