Croup

References

Citations

1. Kacker A, Keller JL (2002). Acute laryngotracheobronchitis, bacterial tracheitis, and acute epiglottitis/supraglottitis section of Respiratory tract. In FD Burg et al., eds., Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy, vol. 17, pp. 482–483. Philadelphia: Saunders.

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.

• Smith MBH (2000). Croup. In J Gray, ed., Therapeutic Choices, 3rd ed., pp. 338–342. Ottawa: Canadian Pharmacists Association.

• Somani R, Evans MF (2001). Role of glucocorticoids in treating croup. Canadian Family Physician, 47: 733–735.

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