Heliox for status asthmaticus?

Chest

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 676-677

  Manthous, Constantine A ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; HELIOX; STEROID;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMATIC STATE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0037335992     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.3.676     Document Type: Editorial

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