Acute bronchiolitis. What is the approach of Swiss paediatricians?;Akute Bronchiolitis. Wie behandeln Schweizer Pädiater?

Padiatrische Praxis

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 611-620

  Barben, Juerg ^a   Hammer, J ^b  

^a Abteilung fur Pneumologie   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bronchodilators; Corticosteroids; Management of acute bronchiolitis; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; OXYGEN; STEROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BODY FLUID; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0142248842     PISSN: 00309346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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