Efficacy of β2-agonists in bronchiolitis: A reappraisal and meta- analysis

Pediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-239

  Flores, Glenn ^a,b   Horwitz, Ralph I ^b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

2 agonists; Bronchiolitis; Clinical trials; Infants; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FENOTEROL; SALBUTAMOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; BRONCHIOLITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031205590     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.100.2.233     Document Type: Article

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