Evidence based answers: Is salmeterol safe in asthma?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 625-626

  Spurling, Geoffrey ^a   Doust, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FENOTEROL; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FENOTEROL; HUMANS;

EID: 33749076727     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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