Oral versus intravenous steroids in acute exacerbation of asthma - Randomized controlled study

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 621-623

  Dembla, Gaurav ^a   Mundle, R P ^a   Salkar, H R ^a   Doifoide, D V ^a  

^a NKP SALVE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ALBUTEROL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PREDNISOLONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053593569     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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