Is epinephrine efficacious in the treatment of bronchiolitis?

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 965-968

  King, Tracy M ^a   Alperovitz Bichell, Kari ^a   Rowe, Peter C ^a   Lehmann, Harold P ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

BRONCHIOLITIS, VIRAL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPINEPHRINE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141864559     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.157.10.965     Document Type: Review

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