Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1303-1321

  Chang, Anne B ^a,b,c   Chang, Christina C ^d   O'Grady, K ^a   Torzillo, P J ^e,f  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Nganampa Health Council   (Australia)

^f ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute lower respiratory infection; Bronchiolitis; Indigenous nonindigenous comparison; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; PALIVIZUMAB; PLACEBO; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; RIMANTADINE; SALBUTAMOL; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR;

BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; OXYGEN; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION GROUPS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 71849091360     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.09.003     Document Type: Review

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