Comparison of adherence and efficacy between inhaled salmeterol and transdermal tulobuterol patch in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder: Letters to the editor

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 919-920

  Sugawara, Tomonori ^a   Nanjo, Yuta ^a   Yamazaki, Mariko ^a   Higashihara, Kazuya ^a   Tsuda, Yasunari ^a   Mochizuki, Hideaki ^a   Noguchi, Toshiyuki ^a   Takahashi, Hideki ^a  

^a Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALMETEROL; SEREVENT DISKUS; TULOBUTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; ALBUTEROL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TERBUTALINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65449134744     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02230.x     Document Type: Letter

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