Bronchodilator treatment in asthma and bronchitis
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Bronchodilator treatment in moderate asthma or chronic bronchitis: continuous or on demand? A randomised controlled study.
OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of bronchodilator treatment given continuously versus on demand on the progression of asthma and chronic bronchitis and to compare the long term effects of a beta 2 adrenergic drug (salbutamol) and an anticholinergic drug (ipratropium bromide). DESIGN Two year randomised controlled prospective 'crossover' study in which patients were assigned to one of two para...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.309.6949.271a