Effectiveness of home versus hospital care in the routine treatment of cystic fibrosis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-47

  Bosworth, Darin G ^a   Nielson, Dennis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest physiotherapy; Cystic fibrosis; Home treatment; Intravenous antibiotics

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; TICARCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030878965     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199707)24:1<42::AID-PPUL7>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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