Does use of a corticosteroid/long-acting beta-agonist combination inhaler increase adherence to inhaled corticosteroids?

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 246-247

  Fodena, Jay ^a   Hand, Christopher H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Asthma; Combination inhalers; Inhaled corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; LONG ACTING DRUG; SHORT ACTING DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NORFOLK ISLAND; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; METERED DOSE INHALERS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57149106997     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2008.00051     Document Type: Article

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