Efficacy of a home-made spacer with acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma: A randomized controlled trial

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-40

  Singhal, Tanu ^a   Garg, Hitesh ^a   Arora, Harvinder S ^a   Lodha, Rakesh ^a   Pandey, R M ^a   Kabra, S K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbation; Bronchial asthma; Efficacy; Home made spacer; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING MECHANICS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NEBULIZER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADOLESCENT; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST CONTROL; HUMANS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0035226948     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02728855     Document Type: Article

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