Outpatient management of patients with bronchiolitis discharged home on oxygen: A survey of general pediatricians

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 442-446

  Sandweiss, David R ^a   Kadish, Howard A ^a   Campbell, Kristine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

bronchiolitis; home oxygen; hypoxia; weaning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME OXYGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; WEANING;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANOXIA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRONCHIOLITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859818382     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922811430525     Document Type: Article

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