Dispensing home nebulizers for acute wheezing from the hospital is cost- effective

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 164-167

  Yamamoto, Loren G ^a,b,c   Okamura, Daryl ^a   Nagamine, John ^a   Boychuk, Rodney B ^a,b   Halm, Brunhild ^a,b   Lee, Eugene ^a   Yee, Linton L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN   (United States)

^c Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Albuterol; Asthma; Emergency care; Home care; Nebulizer

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NEBULIZER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

EID: 0034026625     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(00)90010-X     Document Type: Article

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