Corticosteroids for preventing relapse following acute exacerbations of asthma

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Rowe, Brian H ^a   Spooner, C H ^b   Ducharme, F M ^b   Bretzlaff, J A ^b   Bota, G W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute disease; Adrenal cortex hormones *administration dosage ; Anti asthmatic agents *administration dosage ; Asthma *prevention control ; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Recurrence prevention control

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; ORCIPRENALINE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE; THEOPHYLLINE DERIVATIVE;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; META ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 38649105267     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000195.pub2     Document Type: Review

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