Single-dose dexamethasone for mild-to-moderate asthma exacerbations: Effective, easy,and acceptable

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1134-1136

  Cross, Keith P ^a   Paul, Ronald I ^a   Goldman, Ran D ^a  

^a Pediatric Research in Emergency Therapeutics (PRETx) Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISONE;

ASTHMA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054716159     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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