Effects of anabolic steroids on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Pan, Lei ^a   Wang, Manyuan ^b   Xie, Xiaomei ^c   Du, Changjun ^c   Guo, Yongzhong ^c  

^a BINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MEDICAL SCHOOL OF SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; GHRELIN; NANDROLONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; STANOZOLOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FAT FREE MASS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; MAXIMAL INSPIRATORY PRESSURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION CARE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ST. GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PUBLICATION BIAS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897482116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084855     Document Type: Article

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