Controlled trial of oral prednisone in outpatients with acute COPD exacerbation

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 407-412

  Thompson, William H ^b   Nielson, Christopher P ^b   Carvalho, Paula ^b   Charan, Nirmal B ^b   Crowley, Joseph J ^a  

^a Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029739943     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.2.8756814     Document Type: Article

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