Repeated dose inhaled budesonide versus placebo in the treatment of croup

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 170-174

  Roberts, G W ^b   Master, V V ^a   Staugas, R E ^a   Raftos, J V ^a   Parsons, D W ^a   Coulthard, K P ^a   Martin, A J ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Budesonide; Croup; Inhalation; Relapse

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUP; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEBULIZER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0342671279     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.t01-1-00335.x     Document Type: Article

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