Towards evidence based emergency medicine: Best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 365-366

  Carley, Simon D ^b   Vorwerk, Christiane ^a   Coats, Tim ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HELIOX;

BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COUGHING; CROUP; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; STRIDOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACHYPNEA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROUP; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HELIUM; HUMANS; OXYGEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45149102208     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.061325     Document Type: Short Survey

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