Emergency physician practice and steroid use in the management of acute exacerbations of asthma

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 465-468

  Nadukhovskaya, Larisa ^a   Dart, Robert ^b  

^a Touro University California   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; ED; Steroids

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY WARD; METERED DOSE INHALER; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0034788676     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2001.24485     Document Type: Article

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