Rapid induction of clinical response with a short-term high-dose starting schedule of budesonide nebulizing suspension in young children with recurrent wheezing episodes

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 4 I, 1998, Pages 464-469

  Volovitz, Benjamin ^a,b   Soferman, Ruth ^c   Blau, Hannah ^b   Nussinovitch, Moshe ^a   Varsano, Itzhak ^a  

^a Asthma Clinic   (Israel)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Budesonide nebulizing suspension; Children; Dose schedule; Inhaled corticosteroids; Treatment; Wheezing asthma

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHEEZING;

EID: 0031959439     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70405-1     Document Type: Article

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