Evidence behind the who guidelines: Hospital care for children: What is the efficacy of sublingual, oral and intravenous glucose in the treatment of hypoglycaemia?

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 287-289

  Ganeshalingam, Rekha ^a   O'connor, Michele ^b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIVER METABOLISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GLUCOSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 73049099331     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp099     Document Type: Review

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