Review of the effect of the dosing interval for inhaled corticosteroids in asthma control

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 72-78

  Singer, R ^a   Wood Baker, Richard ^b  

^a ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Administration; Adrenal cortex hormones; Asthma; Corticosteroids; Inhalation; Patient compliance

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ASTHMA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036378376     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2002.00175.x     Document Type: Article

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