Bronchial asthma: Diagnosis and long-term treatment in adults;Asthma bronchiale - Diagnostik und therapie im erwachsenenalter

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 105, Issue 21, 2008, Pages

  Ukena, Dieter ^a   Fishman, Liat ^b   Niebling, Wilhelm Bernhard ^c  

^a KLINIKUM BREMEN OST   (Germany)

^b Arztliches Zentrum fur Qualitat in der Medizin   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Inhaled corticosteroids; Lung function; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; BUDESONIDE PLUS FLUTICASONE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CICLESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FENOTEROL; FLUTICASONE; FORMOTEROL; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MONTELUKAST; NEDOCROMIL; OMALIZUMAB; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; TERBUTALINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 48649086636     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0385     Document Type: Review

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