Corticosteroids for acute respiratory distress syndrome

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7651, 2008, Pages 969-970

  Adhikari, Neill K J ^b   Scales, Damon C ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 43249128580     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39553.408924.80     Document Type: Editorial

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