Intravenous magnesium sulfate treatment for acute asthma in the emergency department: A systematic review of the literature

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 181-190

  Rowe, Brian H ^a   Bretzlaff, Jennifer A ^b   Bourdon, Chris ^b   Bota, Gary W ^b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SUDBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033812383     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2000.105659     Document Type: Article

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