Can a management pathway for chronic cough in children improve clinical outcomes: Protocol for a multicentre evaluation

Trials

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Chang, A B ^a,b   Robertson, C F ^c   van Asperen, P P ^d   Glasgow, N J ^e   Masters, I B ^b   Mellis, C M ^d   Landau, L I ^f   Teoh, L ^g   Morris, P S ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f Cancer Council Western Australia   (Australia)

^g CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049394861     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-11-103     Document Type: Article

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