Open AccessLong-term Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Risk of Pneumonia in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
Sonal Singh,
Aman V. Amin,
Yoon K. Loke
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2008.550
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , copd , relative risk , adverse effect , placebo , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , cochrane library , confidence interval , pathology , alternative medicine
Recent studies have suggested a possible association between pneumonia and the use of inhaled corticosteroids. We aimed to ascertain the risk of pneumonia with long-term inhaled corticosteroid use among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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