Management of acute bronchiolitis: Can evidence based guidelines alter clinical practice?

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1103-1109

  Barben, J ^a   Kuehni, C E ^b   Trachsel, D ^c   Hammer, J ^c  

^a Children's Hospital St Gallen   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 57149101366     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.094706     Document Type: Article

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