Second line treatment for severe acute childhood asthma

Thorax

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 284-285

  South, M ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMINOPHYLLINE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HALOTHANE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HELIUM OXYGEN BREATHING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ALBUTEROL; AMINOPHYLLINE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0037384363     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.284     Document Type: Review

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