Smokers with asthma: What are the management options?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 749-750

  Thomson, Neil C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MONTELUKAST; THEOPHYLLINE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247367203     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200701-017ED     Document Type: Editorial

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