Ionized magnesium levels and the ratio of ionized calcium to magnesium in asthma patients before and after treatment with magnesium

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 659-670

  Sinert, R ^a,b   Spektor, M ^a   Gorlin, A ^a   Doty, C ^a   Rubin, A ^a   Altura, B T ^a   Altura, B M ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Downstate Health Sciences University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchial spasm; Cations; Divalent; Therapy

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; STUDENT T TEST; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IONS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 28744447710     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510500333825     Document Type: Article

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