Continuity of prescribing with inhaled corticosteroids and control of asthma

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 293-303

  McMahon, A D ^a,b   Lipworth, B J ^a   Davey, P G ^a   Morris, A D ^a   MacDonald, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Compliance; Corticosteroids; MEMO; Pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUTICASONE; NEDOCROMIL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033789054     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1557(200007/08)9:4<293::AID-PDS502>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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