Bronchiectasis in Indigenous children in remote Australian communities

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 200-204

  Chang, Anne B ^a   Grimwood, Keith ^a   Mulholland, E Kim ^a   Torzillo, Paul J ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFACLOR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METHYLXANTHINE DERIVATIVE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; VACCINE;

ABORIGINE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ATELECTASIS; AUSTRALIA; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE MODEL; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0037135779     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04733.x     Document Type: Review

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