Erratum: Duration of symptoms of respiratory tract infections in children: Systematic review(BMJ (Online) (2013) 347 (f7027) DOI:10.1136/bmj.f7027);Duration of symptoms of respiratory tract infections in children: Systematic review

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 347, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Thompson, Matthew ^a   Vodicka, Talley A ^b   Blair, Peter S ^c   Buckley, David I ^b   Heneghan, Carl ^d   Hay, Alastair D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMMON COLD; COUGHING; CROUP; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; OTALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SORE THROAT; SYMPTOM;

BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; COUGH; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84890104315     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f7027     Document Type: Erratum

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