Treatment of mild asthma

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9055, 1997, Pages 818-

  O'Byrne, P M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTILEUKOTRIENE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FENOTEROL; NEDOCROMIL; SALBUTAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030992452     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)61745-X     Document Type: Note

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