A randomized trial of magnesium in the emergency department treatment of children with asthma

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 572-578

  Scarfone, Richard J ^a,b,c,d   Loiselle, John M ^a,b,c,d   Joffe, Mark D ^a,b,c,d   Mull, Colette C ^a,b,c,d   Stiller, Sonya ^a,b,c,d   Thompson, Kim ^a,b,c,d   Gracely, Edward J ^a,b,c,d  

^a Division of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Community and Preventive Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033668311     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2000.111060     Document Type: Article

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