Corticosteroid therapy in pulmonary sarcoidosis: A systematic review

Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 287, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1301-1307

  Paramothayan, Shanthi ^a   Jones, Paul W ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex hormones; Reviews; Sarcoidosis, pulmonary

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037070523     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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