Randomized trial of inhaled flunisolide versus placebo among asthmatic patients discharged from the emergency department

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 417-426

  Brenner, Barry E ^a,b,c   Chavda, Kamal K ^a,b,c   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^a,b,c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FLUNISOLIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPHONIA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; THRUSH; TREMOR; WELLBEING; WHEEZING;

EID: 0033743415     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2000.110824     Document Type: Article

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