Intramuscular versus oral dexamethasone for the treatment of moderate-to-severe croup: A randomized, double-blind trial

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-21

  Donaldson, David ^a   Poleski, David ^a   Knipple, Eric ^a   Filips, Kurt ^a   Reetz, Linda ^a   Pascual, Rebecca G ^a   Jackson, Raymond E ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Children; Croup; Dexamethasone; Glucocorticoids; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUP; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEBULIZATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP PATTERN; STRIDOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037224546     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/aemj.10.1.16     Document Type: Article

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