Efficacy of nebulized budesonide in treatment of severe infantile asthma: A double-blind study

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-20

  De Blic, Jacques ^a   Delacourt, Christophe ^a   Le Bourgeois, Muriel ^a   Mahut, Bruno ^a   Ostinelli, Juliette ^b   Caswell, Carole ^c   Scheinmann, Pierre ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b Laboratoire Astra France   (France)

^c ASTRA International Medical Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

infantile asthma; inhaled corticosteroids; nebulized budesonide

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029758944     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70221-X     Document Type: Article

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