Bronchiolitis
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Facts about bronchiolitis:
Bronchiolitis usually affects children between 2 and 6 months of age.
It can occur in older children, but is very rare in adults.
More than 1 in 10 children develop bronchiolitis.
Each year more than 100,000 infants are hospitalized for bronchiolitis.
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Last Updated: Mar 4, 2008
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Flores G, Horwitz RI: Efficacy of beta2-agonists in bronchiolitis: a reappraisal and meta-analysis. Pediatrics 1997 Aug; 100(2 Pt 1): 233-9.
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