A randomized, placebo-controlled study of intravenous montelukast in children with acute asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-171

  Morris, Claudia R ^a   Becker, Allan B ^b   Piñeiro, Andres ^c   Massaad, Rachid ^d   Green, Stuart A ^d   Smugar, Steven S ^d   Gurner, Deborah M ^d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c CLÍNICA RICARDO PALMA   (Peru)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MONTELUKAST; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOASSAY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EUROPE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMED CONSENT; MEXICO; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AMERICA; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76649089020     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2009.11.065     Document Type: Article

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