Lung function improvement in smokers suffering from COPD with zafirlukast, a CysLT1-receptor antagonist

Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 301-305

  Cazzola, M ^a   Boveri, B ^b   Carlucci, P ^b   Santus, P ^a   DiMarco, F ^b   Centanni, S ^b   Allegra, L ^b  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

COPD; Cysteinyl leukotrienes; Salbutamol; Zafirlukast

Indexed keywords

LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0033675152     PISSN: 10945539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pupt.2000.0258     Document Type: Article

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