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Combination therapy with epinephrine and dexamethasone for bronchiolitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Sara Ahronheim
Sara Ahronheim*
Affiliation:
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
*
5706 McMurray Ave., Cote St-Luc QC H4W 2G2; [email protected]

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Keywords

bronchiolitisepinephrinedexamethasonepediatrics
Type
Knowledge to Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 5 , September 2010 , pp. 443 - 445
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2010

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