A randomized clinical trial evaluating nasal continuous positive airway pressure for acute respiratory distress in a developing country

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 988-992

  Wilson, Patrick T ^a   Morris, Marilyn C ^a   Biagas, Katherine V ^a   Otupiri, Easmon ^b   Moresky, Rachel T ^c  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BLOOD SMEAR; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GHANA; HEART RATE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TACHYPNEA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RESPIRATORY RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876668724     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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