Self-administered prescriptions of oral steroids and antibiotics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Are we doing more harm than good?

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 143-147

  Beaulieu Genest, L ^a   Chretien D ^b   Maltais, F ^a   Pelletier, K ^b   Parent, J G ^b   Lacasse, Yves ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; COPD; Exacerbation; Health care utilization; Self management; Steroids

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISONE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE;

EID: 35349014164     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972307079512     Document Type: Article

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