Dexamethasone or prednisolone for acute asthma exacerbations in children: a meta-analysis

D. Nitchingham (Liverpool, United Kingdom), D. Hawcutt (Liverpool, United Kingdom), R. Fernandes (Lisbon, Portugal), B. Kapitein (Amsterdam, Netherlands), L. Andrew (Liverpool, United Kingdom), J. Grice (Liverpool, United Kingdom), H. Cibinda (Liverpool, United Kingdom), M. O'Connor (Liverpool, United Kingdom), I. Sinha (Liverpool, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Severe acute asthma and troublesome wheezing
Session: Severe acute asthma and troublesome wheezing
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 952
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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