Determinants of initial inhaled corticosteroid use in patients with GOLD A/B COPD: a retrospective study of UK general practice

Early-stage chronic lung disease: overuse of inhaled steroids in the UK Inhaled steroids are often prescribed to early-stage chronic lung disease patients in the UK despite guidelines to the contrary. Patients newly diagnosed with early-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should not b...

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Main Authors: James D. Chalmers, Abigail Tebboth, Alicia Gayle, Andrew Ternouth, Nick Ramscar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-017-0040-z