Magnesium sulphate in the treatment of acute asthma: Evaluation of current practice in adult emergency departments

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 783-785

  Jones, L A ^a,b   Goodacre, S ^a,b  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 70350457964     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.065938     Document Type: Article

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