Bronchodilators for bronchiolitis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Gadomski, Anne M ^a   Scribani, Melissa B ^a  

^a BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; FENOTEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LEVALBUTEROL; ORCIPRENALINE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; OXYGEN;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRONCHIOLITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; OXYGEN DESATURATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREMOR; WHEEZING; AMBULATORY CARE; BLOOD; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALBUTEROL; AMBULATORY CARE; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OXYGEN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84942775770     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001266.pub4     Document Type: Review

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