Use of racemic epinephrine in bronchiolitis: What is the emergency physician's perspective? [6]

Chest

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1114-1115

  Waseem, Muhammad ^a  

^a Lincoln Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; SALBUTAMOL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHIOLITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; NEBULIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS;

EID: 33645967477     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.129.4.1114-a     Document Type: Letter

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