Stepping-down inhaled corticosteroid therapy in stable asthma: A secondary care perspective [1]

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 771-772

  Lee, D K C ^a   Borade, P S ^a   Promnitz, D A ^a   Currie, G P ^b  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 27644520569     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hci117     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. The British Thoracic Society and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network 2004 update to the British guideline on the management of asthma. [http://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/docs/asthmafull.pdf]
2. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and World Health Organisation 2004 update to the Global Initiative for Asthma guideline on the global strategy for asthma management and prevention. [http://www.ginasthma.com/ginawr20.pdf]
3. Hawkins G, McMahon AD, Twaddle S, Wood SF, Ford I, Thomson NC. Stepping down inhaled corticosteroids in asthma: Randomised controlled trial. Br Med J 2003; 326:1115-18.