Heliox in children with airway obstruction

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-32

  Tobias, Joseph D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; heliox; respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOSTEROID; HELIOX; SALBUTAMOL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0031034533     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199702000-00010     Document Type: Article

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