Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Committee commentary on long-acting beta-2 agonist use for asthma in Canada

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 57-58

  Lougheed, M Diane ^a   Lemiere, Catherine ^b   Dell, Sharon ^c   Ducharme, Francine ^b   FitzGerald, J Mark ^d   Leigh, Richard ^e   Licskai, Chris ^f   Rowe, Brian H ^g   Bowie, Dennis ^h   Becker, Allan ⁱ   Boulet, Louis Philippe ^j  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; SALMETEROL;

ADD ON THERAPY; ASTHMA; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSENSUS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MONOTHERAPY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 77953917709     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/378289     Document Type: Note

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