Carbocisteine improves quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [2]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1884-1886

  Tatsumi, Koichiro ^a   Fukuchi, Yoshinosuke ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CARBOCISTEINE; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; VIRUS RNA;

ADD ON THERAPY; AGED; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMON COLD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINOVIRUS; RISK REDUCTION; SENESCENCE; SYMPTOM;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CARBOCYSTEINE; COMMON COLD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EXPECTORANTS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 35748947732     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01373.x     Document Type: Letter

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