Association of oral almitrine and medroxyprogesterone acetate: Effect on arterial blood gases in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 602-605

  Pinet, C ^a   Tessonnier, F ^a   Ravel, T ^b   Orehek, J ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^b Centre Médical Rhône Azur   (France)

Author keywords

Almitrine; Blood gases; Hypercapnia; Hypoxaemia; Medroxyprogesterone acetate

Indexed keywords

ALMITRINE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0034939935     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2001.1110     Document Type: Article

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