A pilot study of all-trans-retinoic acid for the treatment of human emphysema

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 718-723

  Mao, Jenny T ^a   Goldin, Jonathan G ^a   Dermand, John ^a   Ibrahim, Grace ^a   Brown, Mathew S ^a   Emerick, Aletha ^a   McNitt Gray, Michael F ^a   Gjertson, David W ^a   Estrada, Franclne ^a   Tashkin, Donald P ^a   Roth, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

All trans retinoic acid; Clinical trial; Emphysema; Pulmonary function tests; X ray CAT scan

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MONITORING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 0036499505     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.5.2106123     Document Type: Article

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