Randomised controlled trial of budesonide for the prevention of post- bronchiolitis wheezing

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 343-347

  Fox, Grenville F ^a   Everard, Mark L ^b   Marsh, Michael J ^a   Milner, Anthony D ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute viral bronchiolitis; Bronchiolitis; Budesonide; Inhaled corticosteroids; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; WHEEZING;

EID: 0032964286     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.80.4.343     Document Type: Article

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