A single high dose of inhaled corticosteroids: A possible treatment of asthma exacerbations

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 7-11

  Leuppi, Jörg D ^a   Downie, Sue R ^a   Salome, Cheryl M ^a   Jenkins, Christine R ^a   Woolcock, Ann J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Single high dose inhaled corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037065575     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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