Using inhaled corticosteroids can reduce the decline of lung function in asthmatics: pilot study
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Methods Prospective cohort with 9 years of follow up. Inclusion criteria: diagnosis of asthma and at least one year of use of inhaled corticosteroids before enrollment. Every three months patients had a multidisciplinary evaluation and they received free medication (inhaled corticosteroids, long-acting and short-acting b-agonists) monthly. Spirometry was performed anually in a Koko spirometer according to the ATS protocol. Brazilian standards reported by Pereira [2] were used as normal reference values.
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دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015