Viral croup: A current perspective

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 297-301

  Leung, Alexander K C ^a   Kellner, James D ^a   Johnson, David W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISONE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS; OXYGEN THERAPY; PALLOR; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PATHOGENESIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; STRIDOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACHYCARDIA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 7544247057     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5245(04)00268-8     Document Type: Review

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