Effects of inhaled corticosteroids on sputum cell counts in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and a meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Whether inhaled corticosteroids suppress airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains controversial. We sought to determine the effects of inhaled corticosteroids on sputum indices of inflammation in stable COPD. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL...

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Autores principales: Gan, Wen Qi, Man, SF Paul, Sin, Don D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC552309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15707484
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-5-3

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