Comparative efficacy of oral dexamethasone versus oral prednisone in acute pediatric asthma

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-26

  Qureshi, Faiqa ^a   Zaritsky, Arno ^a   Poirier, Michael P ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; STEROID THERAPY; VOMITING;

EID: 0034964576     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2001.115021     Document Type: Article

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