Comparison of epinephrine to salbutamol in acute bronchiolitis

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 241-244

  Modaressi, Mohammad Reza ^a,b   Asadian, Asadola ^a   Faghihinia, Jamal ^a   Arashpour, Mehrshad ^a   Mousavinasab, Firoozeh ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Epinephrine; Hospitalization; Salbutamol; Upper respiratory infections

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; SALBUTAMOL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT INDEX; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS;

EID: 84867508630     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: 20082150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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