How the first effective inhaled corticosteroid was almost discarded as useless [6]

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 602-603

  Brown, H Morrow ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

ASTHMA; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EOSINOPHIL; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34250638232     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60749-1     Document Type: Letter

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