Oral versus inhaled bronchodilators in pediatric practice at a rural health care setting

Hippokratia

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 80-84

  Zavos, Ch ^a,b,d   Vini, D ^a   Kountouras, J ^b   Zavos, N ^b   Trivara, E ^c  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c Infectious Diseases Hospital of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asthma; Inhaled bronchodilators; Oral therapy; Peak expiratory flow rate

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREECE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEBULIZER; ONSET AGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PEDIATRICS; PERTUSSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SINUSITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS; VOCAL CORD DISORDER; WHEEZING;

EID: 33745883783     PISSN: 11084189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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