Heliox as treatment for mild croup;Heliox como tratamiento del crup moderado

Acta Pediatrica Espanola

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 432-434

  Maranon Pardillo R ^a   Penalba Citores A ^a   Miguez Navarro C ^a   Guerrero Soler, M ^a   Vazquez Lopez P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Croup; Heliox

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HELIOX;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUP; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEBULIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 72449144216     PISSN: 00016640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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