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Prevalence of inappropriate prescribing of inhaled corticosteroids for respiratory tract infections in the Netherlands: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are recommended in prevailing guidelines for use in patients with persistent asthma or moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and recurrent exacerbations. Recent data from Australia showed that 44% of patients with a single ICS dispe...

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Autores principales: Teichert, Martina, Schermer, Tjard, van den Nieuwenhof, Lotte, De Smet, Peter AGM, Wensing, Michel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25320938
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npjpcrm.2014.86