The expanding role of long-acting β-agonists

Chest

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 283-285

  Donohue, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FENOTEROL; FORMOTEROL; ISOPRENALINE; LONG ACTING DRUG; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033883482     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.2.283     Document Type: Editorial

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