Montelukast is an effective monotherapy for mild asthma and for asthma with co-morbid allergic rhinitis

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 310-311

  Polos, Peter G ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; FLUTICASONE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MONTELUKAST;

ADD ON THERAPY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LETTER; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ACETATES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUINOLINES;

EID: 33749341805     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2006.07.003     Document Type: Letter

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