International Expert Opinion on the Use of Nebulization for Pediatric Asthma Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Overview

Journal J Thorac Dis

Publisher AME Publishing Company

Specialty Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2021 Aug 23

PMID 34422324

Citations 1

Authors

Kunling Shen

Jianguo Hong

Ahmed El Beleidy

Evgeny Furman

Hanmin Liu

Yong Yin

Maria Del Carmen Cano-Salas

Fatma Mohammed AlJassim

Nufoud Al-Shammari

Sorasak Lochindarat

Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy

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