What Is the Role of Beta-Agonist Bronchodilators in the Day-to-Day Treatment of Chronic Asthma?

The reported links of asthma morbidity and mortality to the use of in haled beta-agonist bronchodilators are reviewed. Reports from the Saskatchewan Asthma Epidemiology Project (SAEP) suggest that it is excessive use that is linked to life-threatening asthma and that patients at highest risk can be...

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Main Author: Pierre Ernst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1995-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/396751