Prevalence and treatment of chronic airways obstruction in adults over the age of 45

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 164-168

  Renwick, Deborah S ^a,b   Connolly, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic airways obstruction; Epidemiology; Inhaled bronchodilators

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030028293     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.2.164     Document Type: Article

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