Predictive value and utility of oral steroid testing for treatment of COPD in primary care: the COOPT study

BACKGROUND: The oral prednisolone test is widely used to distinguish chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who might benefit from inhaled steroid treatment. Previous studies used selected patient groups that did not represent the large COPD population in primary care. METHODS: The st...

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Autores principales: Chavannes, Niels H, Schermer, Tjard RJ, Wouters, Emiel FM, Akkermans, Reinier P, Dekhuijzen, Richard PN, Muris, Jean WM, Van Weel, Chris, Van Schayck, Onno CP
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2793071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20037682

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2793071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20037682

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