Steroids and bronchodilators for acute bronchiolitis in the first two years of life: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Published in BMJ on April 06, 2011

Authors

Lisa Hartling1, Ricardo M Fernandes, Liza Bialy, Andrea Milne, David Johnson, Amy Plint, Terry P Klassen, Ben Vandermeer

Author Affiliations

1: Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, 11402 University Avenue, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2J3. hartling@ualberta.ca

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