Compliance during long-term treatment with fluticasone propionate in subjects with early signs of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Results of the detection, intervention, and monitoring ram of COPD and asthma (DIMCA) study

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 225-234

  Van Grunsven, Pierre M ^a   Van Schayck, Constant P ^a,b   Van Deuveren, Mirjam ^a   Van Herwaarden, Cees L A ^a   Akkermans, Reinier P ^a   Van Weel, Chris ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Compliance; COPD; Inhaled corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY POWDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0034073946     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770900009055445     Document Type: Article

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