Corticosteroid timing and length of stay for children with asthma in the emergency department

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 862-867

  Davis, Stephanie R ^a   Burke, Georgine ^b   Hogan, Emily ^c   Smith, Sharon R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Acute asthma exacerbation; Albuterol; Dexamethasone; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ASTHMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84866361673     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2012.717656     Document Type: Article

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