Effect of short-term treatment with low-dose inhaled fluticasone propionate on airway inflammation and remodeling in mild asthma: A placebo- controlled study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1864-1871

  Olivieri, Dario ^a   Chetta, Alfredo ^b   Del Donno, Mario ^b   Bertorelli, Giuseppina ^b   Casalini, Ancelo ^b   Pesci, Alberto ^b   Testi, Renato ^b   Foresi, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030958324     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.6.9196087     Document Type: Article

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