A cost analysis is premature

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Alverson, Brian K ^a   Ralston, Shawn ^b   Garber, Matthew ^c  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

BRONCHIOLITIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE (TOPIC); DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); WHEEZING;

BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEXAMETHASONE; HUMANS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79551536834     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-3630A     Document Type: Letter

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