Pressurised metered dose inhalers with spacers versus nebulisers for β-agonist delivery in acute asthma in children in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 641-642

  Boyd, Russell ^a   Stuart, P ^a  

^a LYELL MCEWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; LENGTH OF STAY; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; METERED DOSE INHALERS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS;

EID: 23944515789     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.011296     Document Type: Article

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