Commentary on 'Glucocorticoids for the treatment of anaphylaxis'

Evidence-Based Child Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1295-1296

  Santos, Alexandra F ^a,b,c   Lack, Gideon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c Gulbenkian Program for Advanced Medical Education   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Biphasic; Corticosteroids; Glucocorticoids; Glucocorticosteroids; Late phase

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; PLACEBO;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; NOTE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; BIPHASIC; CORTICOSTEROIDS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUCOCORTICOSTEROIDS; LATE-PHASE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 84880339808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15576272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ebch.1926     Document Type: Note

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