Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 75-81 , June 2009

Bronchiolitis: An Evidence-Based Approach to Management

  • Jeffrey A. Seiden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Jeffrey A. Seiden, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th St. and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
    • ,
  • Richard J. Scarfone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.03.006

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 75-81 , June 2009

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