Effect of inhaled furosemide in acute asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-93

  Pendino, Juan C ^a   Nannini, Luis J ^a   Chapman, Kenneth R ^b   Slutsky, Arthur ^b   Molfino, Néstor A ^b,c  

^a Hospital Centenario de Rosario   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FUROSEMIDE; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NEBULIZATION; PARADOXICAL PULSE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031915668     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909809055409     Document Type: Article

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