Beneficial effect of intravenous dexamethasone in children with mild to moderately severe acute chest syndrome complicating sickle cell disease

Blood

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3082-3089

  Bernini, Juan Carlos ^a   Rogers, Zora R ^a   Sandler, Eric S ^a   Reisch, Joan S ^a   Quinn, Charles T ^a   Buchanan, George R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COCODAMOL; DEXAMETHASONE; MORPHINE; PLACEBO;

ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032211192     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v92.9.3082     Document Type: Article

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