Inhaled steroids - Too much of a good thing?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 247-

  Goeman, Dianne P ^a   Sawyer, Susan M ^c   Abramson, Michael J ^a   Stewart, Kay ^a   Thien, Francis C K ^b   Aroni, Rosalie A ^d   Douglas, Jo A ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; STEROID;

ASTHMA; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INHALER; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0344837786     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05179.x     Document Type: Letter

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