Parent initiated prednisolone for acute asthma in children of school age: Randomised controlled crossover trial

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7745, 2010, Pages 518-

  Vuillermin, P J ^a,b,d   Robertson, C F ^b,c,d   Carlin, J B ^b,c,d   Brennan, S L ^a   Biscan, M I ^a   South, M ^b,c,d  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; REDIPRED; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PREDNISOLONE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77749317035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c843     Document Type: Article

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