Bronchodilators in wheezy under 2-year-olds: when and which (if any)?
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Bronchodilators in wheezy under 2-year-olds: when and which (if any)?
To cite: Carroll WD, Srinivas J. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2013;98:113–118. CLINICAL CASE Amy is 13 months old and presented to the children’s emergency department with a 5-week history of wheezing. Her parents explain that they have seen her general practitioner twice and attended the local walk-in centre three times over the last month. She has been prescribed antibiotics and salbutamol bo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1743-0585,1743-0593
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303078