Antibiotics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations: A Meta-analysis

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 273, Issue 12, 1995, Pages 957-960

  Saint, Sanjay ^a   Bent, Stephen ^a   Grady, Deborah ^a   Vittinghoff, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DOXYCYCLINE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PLACEBO; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CALCULATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FLOWMETER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0028918620     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03520360071042     Document Type: Article

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