Evaluation of a novel method to assess corticosteroid responsiveness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: Some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may benefit from oral steroid therapy. These steroid-responsive patients are diagnosed based on laboratory spirometry. We hypothesize that daily, home-based spirometry is a better tool. METHODS: Thirty patients with COPD und...

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Autores principales: Al-Ghimlas, Fahad A, McIvor, Andrew
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2954378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20981184
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.69114

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2954378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20981184
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.69114

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