How fast does oral dexamethasone work in mild to moderately severe croup? A randomized double-blinded clinical trial

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-85

  Dobrovoljac, Milana ^a   Geelhoed, Gary C ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cochrane; Croup; Dexamethasone; Onset of action; Steroid

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUP; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VITAL SIGN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROUP; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84856797411     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01475.x     Document Type: Article

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