Acute respiratory tract infections: Epidemiological data, guided case management and outcome in a pediatric hospital in Riyadh

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-78

  Ghazal, Sameeh S ^a   Howasi, Mansour Al ^a   Chowdhury, Dhiman ^a  

^a Suleimania Children's Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SAUDI ARABIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7144263736     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1998.75     Document Type: Article

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