Efficacy of oral corticosteroids in the treatment of acute wheezing episodes in asthmatic preschoolers: Systematic review with meta-analysis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 868-876

  Castro Rodriguez, Jose A ^a   Beckhaus, Andrea A ^a   Forno, Erick ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma exacerbation; oral steroids; treatment; young children

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PLACEBO;

ASTHMA; CHILD; DATA BASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TODDLER; WHEEZING;

EID: 84990207607     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23429     Document Type: Review

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