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Dexamethasone for mild croup

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Andrew Worster ,
Patrick H.P. Tang  and
Gregory Hall
Andrew Worster*
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Patrick H.P. Tang
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Gregory Hall
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
*
Emergency Department, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main St. W, Hamilton ON L8N 3Z5

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Keywords

mild croupdexamethasoneevidence-based medicine
Type
Education • Éducation
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , July 2006 , pp. 282 - 283
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2006

References

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