High-dose inhaled budesonide may substitute for oral therapy after an acute asthma attack

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 647-655

  Nana, Arth ^a   Youngchaiyud, Praparn ^a   Charoenratanakul, Suchai ^a   Boe, Jacob ^b   Löfdahl, Claes Göran ^c   Selroos, Olof ^d   Ståhl, Elisabeth ^d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c University Hospital ^*

^d ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute asthma; Budesonide; Dry powder inhalation; Prednisolone; Turbuhaler

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BUDESONIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; PARALLEL DESIGN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032426698     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909809048967     Document Type: Article

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