The role of zinc sulfate in acute bronchiolitis in patients aged 2 to 23 months

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-234

  Heydarian, Farhad ^a   Behmanesh, Fatemeh ^a   Daluee, Mohammadkhaje ^a   Kianifar, Hamidreza ^a   Hematian, Mohammadnasir ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acute bronchiolitis; Cyanosis; Infants; Tachypnea; Zinc sulfate

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL RETRACTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SUBCOSTAL RETRACTION; SYMPTOM; TACHYPNEA; WHEEZING;

EID: 79959253341     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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