Exacerbations of asthma: A descriptive study of 425 severe exacerbations

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 594-599

  Tattersfield, Anne E ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Postma, Dirkje S ^a,b,c,d,e   Barnes, Peter J ^a,b,c,d,e   Svensson, Klas ^a,b,c,d,e   Bauer, Carl Axel ^a,b,c,d,e   O'Byrne, Paul M ^a,b,c,d,e   Löfdahl, CLAES GÖRAN ^a,b,c,d,e   Pauwels, Romain A ^a,b,c,d,e   Ullman, Anders ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; FLUTICASONE; FORMOTEROL; TERBUTALINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; BRONCHODILATATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032771635     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.2.9811100     Document Type: Article

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