A randomised trial of the initiation of asthma treatment

Asthma in General Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-9

  Morice, A H ^b   Taylor, M E ^a  

^a Academic Department of Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; TERBUTALINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT CARE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RATING SCALE; SPUTUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEOPHYLLINE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

EID: 0032918173     PISSN: 0968039X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pcrj.1999.3     Document Type: Article

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