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Critically Appraised Topics: Are inhaled corticosteroids useful in the emergency department treatment of acute asthma?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Marcia Edmonds*
Affiliation:
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta

Abstract

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Type
CJEM Journal Club • Le Club de Lecture du JCMU
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 1999

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