Effect of a Short Course of Prednisone in the Prevention of Early Relapse after the Emergency Room Treatment of Acute Asthma
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- 21 March 1991
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 324 (12) , 788-794
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199103213241202
Abstract
Relapse after the treatment of acute asthma in the emergency room is common (occurring in 25 to 30 percent of cases) and is not accurately predicted by any available measurements. We studied the usefulness of prednisone in reducing this high rate of relapse.Keywords
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