Efficacy of a short course of oral prednisolone for acute preschool viral-wheeze: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial with stratification for systemic eosinophil priming

A. Oommen, K. Peck, T. McNally, P. C. Lambert, J. Grigg (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Current issues on wheezing in infancy
Session: Current issues on wheezing in infancy
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2518
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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