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Prehospital dexamethasone administration in children with croup: a medical record review

Samina Ali1 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada;2 Women and Childrenߣs Health Research Institute, Edmonton, AB, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]

Aaron Moodley3 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Amrita Bhattacharjee4 Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Eddie Chang5 Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Allison Kabaroff5 Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Kevin Lobay5 Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Dominic Allain6 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

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Pages 141-147 | Published online: 16 Oct 2018

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