Treatment of acute bronchiolitis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 349, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 82-83

  Wohl, Mary Ellen B ^b   Chernick, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; INFANT; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY;

EID: 0038462009     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe030052     Document Type: Editorial

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