Systemic steroids in acute exacerbation of COPD - From guidelines to bedside

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 705-708

  Wang, P H ^a   Cheng, S L ^a   Wang, H C ^b   Chang, H T ^a   Hsu, Y L ^a   Chen, Y S ^a   Chang, C Y ^a  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Pneumonia; Steroid

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80054791410     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CP201588     Document Type: Article

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