A comparison of nebulized budesonide, and intramuscular, and oral dexamethasone for treatment of croup

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 453-456

  Çetinkaya, Feyzullah ^a   Tüfekçi, Bilge Sertel ^b   Kutluk, Günsel ^b  

^a Pediatrician Pediat Allergist S   (Turkey)

^b Sisli Etfal Research and Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Croup

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUP; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AEROSOLS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROUP; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542267397     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.11.017     Document Type: Article

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