A randomized trial of a single dose of oral dexamethasone for mild croup

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 351, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1306-1313

  Bjornson, Candice L ^a   Klassen, Terry P ^c   Williamson, Janielee ^a   Brant, Rollin ^b   Mitton, Craig ^d   Plint, Amy ^e   Bulloch, Blake ^f   Evered, Lisa ^c   Johnson, David W ^a,b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^g ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUP; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; TRACHEITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROUP; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PARENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 4544346029     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa033534     Document Type: Article

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