Medical treatment for reflux oesophagitis does not consistently improve asthma control: A systematic review

Thorax

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 198-204

  Coughlan, J L ^a   Gibson, P G ^a   Henry, R L ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Gastro oesophageal reflux; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CIMETIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LITERATURE; LUNG FUNCTION; META ANALYSIS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CHILD; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035094772     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.3.198     Document Type: Article

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