The problems of meta-analysis for antibiotic treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a heterogeneous disease: A commentary on Puhan et al

BMC Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Sethi, Sanjay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAPSE; SYMPTOM; VIRUS; META ANALYSIS; NOTE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 54349120307     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-6-29     Document Type: Article

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