Inhaled corticosteroids and FEV1 decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review
Abstract Rate of FEV1 decline in COPD is heterogeneous and the extent to which inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) influence the rate of decline is unclear. The majority of previous reviews have investigated specific ICS and non-ICS inhalers and have consisted of randomised control trials (RCTs), which ha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-019-1249-x |