Costs and effectiveness of spacer versus nebulizer in young children with moderate and severe acute asthma

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 497-502

  Leversha, Alison M ^a,b   Campanella, Silvana G ^a   Aickin, Richard P ^a   Asher, M Innes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZER; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033929486     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(00)90013-1     Document Type: Article

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