Dexamethasone does not reduce length of hospitalization or recurrent wheezing 1 year after early bronchiolitis

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 131-140

  Tagarro, A ^a   Perez L ^a   Quintero, V M ^a   Canete A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Dexamethasone; Prednisolone; Respiratory sound; Respiratory syncitial virus infections; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WHEEZING;

BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DEXAMETHASONE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904094640     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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