Randomized trial of salbutamol via metered-dose inhaler with spacer versus nebulizer for acute wheezing in children less than 2 years of age

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 264-269

  Rubilar, Lilian ^a   Castro Rodriguez, José A ^a,b,c   Girardi, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Instituto Médico Infantil   (Chile)

Author keywords

Children; Metered dose inhalers; Nebulizers; Randomized clinical trial; Salbutamol; Spacers; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BUTOTAL; SALBUTAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; METERED DOSE INHALER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ALBUTEROL; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034064966     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(200004)29:4<264::AID-PPUL5>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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