A young boy with stridor

Pediatric Case Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 141-149

  Ishimine, Paul ^a,b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUDESONIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; HELIOX; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUP; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; STEROID THERAPY; STRIDOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROUP; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; STEROIDS;

EID: 0042877324     PISSN: 15329798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCA.0000074024.71816.3E     Document Type: Review

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