Randomized clinical trial of intramuscular vs oral methylprednisolone in the treatment of asthma exacerbations following discharge from an emergency department

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 362-368

  Lahn, Michael ^a   Bijur, Polly ^a   Gallagher, E John ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Corticosteroids; Emergency therapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EDEMA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; SKIN BRUISING;

EID: 4143081488     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.2.362     Document Type: Article

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