High or standard initial dose of budesonide to control mild-to-moderate asthma?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 856-862

  Chanez, P ^a   Karlstrom, R ^a   Godard, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

Airway pharmacology; Budesonide; Mild to moderate asthma; Treatment strategy

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BUDESONIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE;

EID: 0034948549     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17508560     Document Type: Article

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