Vomiting of liquid corticosteroids in children with asthma

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 397-401

  Kim, Michael K ^a   Yen, Kenneth ^a   Redman, Ryan L ^a   Nelson, Tom J ^b   Brandos, Janice ^b   Hennes, Halim M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Corticosteroids; Palatability; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GENERIC DRUG; ORAPRED; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TASTE; VASCULAR ACCESS; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDNISOLONE; VOMITING;

EID: 33745713302     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000221338.44798.6a     Document Type: Article

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