Treatment of recurrent acute wheezing episodes in infancy with oral salbutamol and prednisolone

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 512-516

  Fox, Grenville F ^a   Marsh, Michael J ^a   Milner, Anthony D ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infant; Prednisolone; Salbutamol; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; WHEEZING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ALBUTEROL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 0029896259     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01955192     Document Type: Article

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