Can roflumilast, a phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor, improve clinical outcomes in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? A meta-analysis

Respiratory Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Luo, Jian ^a   Wang, Ke ^a   Liu, Dan ^b   Liang, Bin Miao ^a,c   Liu, Chun Tao ^a,c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Exacerbation; Lung function; Meta analysis; Roflumilast

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ROFLUMILAST; SALMETEROL; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; AMINOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE IV INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ST. GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINOPYRIDINES; BENZAMIDES; CYCLOPROPANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 4 INHIBITORS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84958063488     PISSN: 14659921     EISSN: 1465993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12931-016-0330-y     Document Type: Article

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