Duration of systemic corticosteroids in the treatment of asthma exacerbation; A randomized study

Internal Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 794-797

  Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi ^a   Ishihara, Kyosuke ^a   Takakura, Shunji ^a   Fujii, Hiroshi ^a   Nishimura, Takashi ^a   Okazaki, Miki ^a   Katakami, Nobuyuki ^a   Umeda, Bunichi ^a  

^a KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Admission; Oral steroids; Peak expiratory flow rate (PEF); Steroids

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

EID: 0033774052     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.39.794     Document Type: Article

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