Acute asthma in children and adolescents: Should inhaled anticholinergics be added to β2-agonists?

American Journal of Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-115

  Plotnick, Laurie H ^a   Ducharme, Francine M ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FENOTEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; ORCIPRENALINE; SALBUTAMOL; TERBUTALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG FUNCTION; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR;

EID: 0042856828     PISSN: 11756365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03256642     Document Type: Review

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