Inhaled Corticosteroids: Why Do Physicians and Patients Fail to Comply with Guidelines for Managing Asthma?

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 453-455

  Reed, Charles E ^a,b  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; SHORT ACTING DRUG;

AEROSOL; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; BONE MINERAL; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRY DEPOSITION; DRY POWDER; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; METERED DOSE INHALER; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF MEDICATION; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 1642546489     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/79.4.453     Document Type: Editorial

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