comparison of intramuscular betamethasone and oral pprednisone in the prevention of relapse of acute asthma
;John S Chan;Robert L Cowie;Gerald C Lazarenka;Cinde Little;Sandra Scott;Gordon T Ford
religions2001Vol. 8pp. 147-152
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the relapse rate after a single intramuscular injection of a long acting corticosteroid, betamethasone, with oral prednisone in patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) for acute exacerbations of asthma.