Methacholine challenge test as indicator for add on inhaled corticosteroids in COPD patients

Background: Bronchial hyperreactivity (BHR) has been described in COPD. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are used in the treatment of asthma, but the beneficial effects of steroid treatment in COPD are debatable. It has been suggested that inhaled corticosteroids are more likely to have beneficial effe...

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Main Authors: M. Hantera, H. Abdel-Hafiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814000119