How do we treat wheezing infants? Evidence or anecdote

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 546-547

  Chavasse, R J ^a   Bastian Lee, Y ^a   Seddon, P ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; WHEEZING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ALBUTEROL; BRONCHIOLITIS, VIRAL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; IPRATROPIUM; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 0036898806     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.87.6.546     Document Type: Article

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