Leukotriene receptor antagonist treatment of asthma: Are we there yet?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 256-259

  Kercsmar, C M ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUTICASONE; FORMOTEROL; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MONTELUKAST; NEDOCROMIL; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; THEOPHYLLINE; WARFARIN; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0033500144     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70444-0     Document Type: Editorial

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