Comparing asthma treatment in elderly versus younger patients

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 838-845

  Haughney, J ^a   Aubier, M ^b   Jorgensen L ^c   Ostinelli, J ^d   Selroos, O ^e   Van Schayck, C P ^f   Buhl, R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^d ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^e Semeco   (Sweden)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACQ; Asthma; Budesonide formoterol; Elderly; Exacerbations; Symbicort SMART

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; JUVENILE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; ONSET AGE; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ETHANOLAMINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955477446     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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