Concurrent use of salmeterol with inhaled corticosteroids is more effective than inhaled corticosteroid dose increases

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-180

  Murray, John J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUCOCORTICOID; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEBULIZER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBUTEROL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033124692     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/108854199778553028     Document Type: Article

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