Air travel and children's health issues;Les voyages en avion et la santé des enfants

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

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Author keywords

Air travel; Airline; Barotitis; Child safety; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CHLORAL HYDRATE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DIMENHYDRINATE; INSULIN; PROMETHAZINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ARTICLE; AVIATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OTITIS MEDIA; SEDATION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SIDE EFFECT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 33947122154     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/12.1.45     Document Type: Article

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