title: Aerosol therapy for children.
abstract: Pediatric aerosol therapy encompasses a range of patients from premature neonates with birth weights as low as 500 grams to adult size teenagers. This article focuses on the care of smaller infants and children in whom anatomic differences present substantial challenges for aerosol delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Fink
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000336:Aerosols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D010316:Particle Size; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents