Inhaled corticosteroids as rescue medication in asthma exacerbations in children

Expert Review of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 695-702

  Volovitz, Benjamin ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Exacerbation; Inhaled corticosteroid; Rescue medication

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUTICASONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; TERBUTALINE;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649139001     PISSN: 1744666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/1744666X.4.6.695     Document Type: Review

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