Effectiveness of steroid therapy in acute exacerbations of asthma: a meta-analysis.

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Published in Am J Emerg Med on July 01, 1992

Authors

B H Rowe1, J L Keller, A D Oxman

Author Affiliations

1: University of Ottawa, Northeastern Ontario Family Medicine Program, Sudbury, Canada.

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