A comparison of inhaled fluticasone and oral prednisone for children with severe acute asthma

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 343, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 689-694

  Schuh, Suzanne ^a,b   Reisman, Joseph ^a   Alshehri, Mohammed ^a   Dupuis, Annie ^b   Corey, Mary ^b   Arseneault, Rita ^a   Alothman, Ghassan ^a   Tennis, Olwen ^a   Canny, Gerard ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PREDNISONE; PULMONARY VENTILATION;

EID: 0034618860     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200009073431003     Document Type: Article

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