Iodinated glycerol has no effect on pulmonary function, symptom score, or sputum properties in patients with stable chronic bronchitis

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 348-352

  Rubin, Bruce K ^a,b   Ramirez, Oscar ^a   Ohar, Jill A ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cardinal Glennon Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic bronchitis; cough; iodinated glycerol; mucociliary clearance; mucolytics

Indexed keywords

IODINATED GLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030024302     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.2.348     Document Type: Article

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