Secondary prevention of asthma by the use of Inhaled Fluticasone propionate in Wheezy INfants (IFWIN): double-blind, randomised, controlled study

Lancet

Volumn 368, Issue 9537, 2006, Pages 754-762

  Murray, Clare S ^a   Woodcock, Ashley ^a   Langley, Stephen J ^a   Morris, Julie ^b   Custovic, Adnan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; PLACEBO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INFANT; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX RATIO; THRUSH; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

EID: 33747758047     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69285-4     Document Type: Article

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