A risk-benefit assessment of antileukotrienes in asthma

Drug Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-218

  Smith, Lewis J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLERGEN; AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LEUKOTRIENE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PEPTIDOLEUKOTRIENE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; ZAFIRLUKAST; ZILEUTON;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; COLD AIR; EXERCISE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASPIRIN; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; COLD; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOSYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031684195     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-199819030-00004     Document Type: Article

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