Withdrawal of Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Long-Term, Stable, Mild to Moderate, Persistent Asthmatic Patients

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 238-243

  Sevinc, Can ^a,c   Cimrin, A Hikmet ^a   Ellidokuz, H ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c Gurup Apartmani   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Bronchial challenge test; Cessation; Inhaled corticosteroid; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0742288509     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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