Viral Croup

American Family Physician

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 535-542

  Knutson, Doug ^a   Aring, Ann ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUDESONIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROUP; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIGLOTTITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; NEBULIZATION; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; VIRAL CROUP; VIROLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROUP; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0842284065     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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