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A Alsaeedi, DD Sin, FA McAlister - The American journal of medicine, 2002 - Elsevier Nine randomized trials (3976 patients with COPD), including four with a systemic
steroid run-in phase, were identified. Use of inhaled corticosteroid therapy
reduced the rate of exacerbations (RR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.58 to 0.84), with ... Cited by 279 - Related articles - All 8 versions
- ►ersjournals.com M Woodhead, F Blasi, S Ewig, G Huchon, M … - European Respiratory Journal, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc 1 Dept Respiratory Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK, 2
Istituto di Tisiologia e Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Università degli
Studi di Milano, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore di Milano, Milan, Italy. 3 ... Cited by 281 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 19 versions
MB Dolovich, RC Ahrens, DR Hess, P … - Chest, 2005 - chestjournal.chestpubs.org * From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Professor Dolovich) and the Department of
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- ►tripod.com [PDF] JK Stoller - The New England journal of medicine, 2002 - nejm.highwire.org This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical
problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a
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MA Puhan, M Scharplatz, T Troosters, J … - Respir Res, 2005 - biomedcentral.com Address: 1Horten Centre, University of Zurich, Switzerland and 2Respiratory
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difficult to manage. Available treatments, other than smoking cessation, are
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SP Patil, JA Krishnan, N Lechtzin, GB Diette - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2003 - Am Med Assoc Background Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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