Bronchiolitis: Can objective criteria predict eligibility for brief hospitalization?

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 239-244

  Brown, Lance ^a   Reiley, David G ^a   Jeng, Aaron ^a   Green, Steven M ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

observation unit; pulse oximetry; respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244394395     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500008423     Document Type: Article

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