Evaluation of infants and children with refractory lower respiratory tract symptoms

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 279-283

  Chipps, Bradley E ^a  

^a Capital Allergy and Respiratory Disease Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ASTHMA; ASTHMA PREDICTIVE INDEX; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COUGHING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 77950021599     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2009.11.002     Document Type: Review

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