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Mortality and vertebral fracture risk associated with long-term oral steroid use in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systemic review and meta-analysis

Short-term oral steroid use may improve lung function and respiratory symptoms in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, long-term oral steroid (LTOS) use is not recommended owing to its potential adverse effects. Our study aimed to investigate whether chronic us...

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Autores principales: Chang, Yu-Ping, Lai, Chien-Hao, Lin, Chiung-Yu, Chang, Ya-Chun, Lin, Meng-Chih, Chong, Inn-Wen, Sheu, Chau-Chyun, Wei, Yu-Feng, Chu, Kuo-An, Tsai, Jong-Rung, Lee, Cheng-Hung, Chen, Yung-Che
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6448104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30939917
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1479973119838280