Use of magnesium sulfate in the treatment of children with acute asthma

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-12

  Scarfone, Richard J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

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EID: 0002555902     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1522-8401(99)90003-4     Document Type: Article

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