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Editorial
. 2008 May 3;336(7651):969-70.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39553.408924.80. Epub 2008 Apr 23.

Corticosteroids for acute respiratory distress syndrome

Neill K J Adhikari, Damon C Scales
Editorial

Corticosteroids for acute respiratory distress syndrome

Neill K J Adhikari et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Avoid corticosteroids for prophylaxis; possibly use them for treatment

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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