Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD: Determinants of Use and Trends in Patient Persistance with Treatment

METHODS: The determinants of a new treatment with inhaled corticosteroids and secular trends in patient persistence with treatment among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients were investigated. A cohort of 3768 physician-diagnosed, elderly COPD patients was selected between 1990 and...

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Main Authors: Lucie Blais, Jean Bourbeau, Odile Dheehy, Jacques LeLorier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/289420