Effect of Inhaled Triamcinolone on the Decline in Pulmonary Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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- The Lung Health Study Research GroupTGThe Lung Health Study Research Group
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- 28 December 2000
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- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 343 (26) , 1902-1909
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) results from a progressive decline in lung function, which is thought to be the consequence of airway inflammation. We hypothesized that antiinflammatory therapy with inhaled corticosteroids would slow this decline.Keywords
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