Systematic review and meta-analysis: Dexamethasone may be a viable alternative to prednisone/prednisolone for the treatment of acute asthma exacerbation in the paediatric emergency department

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 175-

  Andrews, Annie L ^a   Simpson, Annie N ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; DEXAMETHASONE; HUMANS;

EID: 84910035294     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2014-110006     Document Type: Short Survey

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