Dispensing of fluticasone propionate/salmeterol combination in the summer and asthma-related outcomes in the fall

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1197-1203

  Spahn, Joseph ^a   Sheth, Ketan ^b   Yeh, Wei Shi ^c   Stempel, David A ^d   Stanford, Richard H ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Lafayette Allergy and Asthma Clinic   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; combination; drug holiday; emergency department; exacerbations; Fluticasone propionate; hospitalization; salmeterol; utilization

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTUMN; CHILD; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG MARKETING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ALBUTEROL; ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71249163393     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.08.042     Document Type: Article

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