The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 8-9 , January 2002

Dexamethasone and bronchiolitis: A new look at an old therapy?

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☆ Reprint requests: John T. McBride, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, 1 Perkins Square, Akron, OH 44308

☆☆ J Pediatr 2002; 140:8-9.

PII: S0022-3476(02)77627-0

doi: 10.1067/mpd.2002.121691

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 8-9 , January 2002

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