Steroids for acute exacerbations of COPD: How long is enough?

Chest

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 675-676

  Stanbrook, Matthew B ^a   Goldstein, Roger S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0035092053     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.119.3.675     Document Type: Editorial

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