Terbutaline nebulization and epinephrine injection in treating acute asthmatic children

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-99

  Lin, Y Z ^a,c   Hsieh, K H ^b   Chang, L F ^a   Chu, C Y ^a  

^a Chang Gung Children and Mem Hosp   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Taipei Municipal Chung Hsiao Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute asthma; Children; Epinephrine; Terbutaline

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; TERBUTALINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEBULIZATION; PALLOR; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SWEATING; TREMOR; VERTIGO;

EID: 0029806846     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1996.tb00113.x     Document Type: Article

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