A health-related quality-of-life comparison of formoterol (Oxis®) Turbuhaler® plus budesonide (Pulmicort®) Turbuhaler® with budesonide Turbuhaler® alone and noncorticosteroid treatment in asthma: A randomized clinical study in Russia

Respiration

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 427-433

  Chuchalin, A G ^a   Svensson, K ^b   Stahl E ^b   Ovcharenko, S I ^c   Goriachkina, L A ^d   Sidorenko, I V ^e   Tsoicon, A N ^c  

^a Research Institute of Pulmonology   (Russian Federation)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^c I M SECHENOV FIRST MOSCOW STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education   (Russian Federation)

^e Moscow City Duma Health Committee   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

AQLQ; Asthma; Budesonide; Formoterol; Health related quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; FORMOTEROL; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BUDESONIDE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ETHANOLAMINES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUSSIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036379136     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000064022     Document Type: Article

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