Quantifying the real life risk profile of inhaled corticosteroids in COPD by record linkage analysis

BACKGROUND: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), especially when prescribed in combination with long-acting β(2) agonists have been shown to improve COPD outcomes. Although there is consistent evidence linking ICS with adverse effects such as pneumonia, the complete risk profile is unclear with conflictin...

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Published in:Respir Res
Main Authors: Flynn, Rob W, MacDonald, Thomas M, Hapca, Adrian, MacKenzie, Isla S, Schembri, Stuart
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4239312/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25407604
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-014-0141-y
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