Fatal and near-fatal asthma in children: The critical care perspective

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Newth, Christopher J L ^a   Meert, Kathleen L ^b   Clark, Amy E ^c   Moler, Frank W ^d   Zuppa, Athena F ^e   Berg, Robert A ^e   Pollack, Murray M ^f   Sward, Katherine A ^c   Berger, John T ^g   Wessel, David L ^g   Harrison, Rick E ^h   Reardon, Jean ^g   Carcillo, Joseph A ⁱ   Shanley, Thomas P ^d   Holubkov, Richard ^c   Dean, J Michael ^c   Doctor, Allan ^j   Nicholson, Carol E ^k  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^f PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^j WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METHYLXANTHINE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; BAROTRAUMA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOME OXYGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84864282767     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.02.041     Document Type: Article

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