Croup

References

Citations

1. Schaefer MK, et al. (2008). Adverse events from cough and cold medications in children. Pediatrics, 121(4): 783–787.

2. Kuehn BM (2008). Debate continues over the safety of cold and cough medicines for children. JAMA, 300(20): 2354–2356.

3. Johnson D (2007). Croup, search date November 2006. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence. Also available online: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.

Other Works Consulted

• Bjornson CL, et al. (2004). A randomized trial of a single dose of oral dexamethasone for mild croup. New England Journal of Medicine, 351(13): 1306–1313.

• Cherry JD (2004). Croup (laryngitis, laryngotracheitis, spasmodic croup, laryngotracheobronchitis, bacterial tracheitis, and laryngotracheobronchopneumonitis). In RD Feigin et al., eds., Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 5th ed., vol. 2, pp. 252–265. Philadelphia: Saunders.

• Moore M, Little P (2006). Humidified air inhalation for treating croup. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3). Oxford: Update Software.

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