Are inhaled corticosteroids systemic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Oct 1;170(7):721-2. doi: 10.1164/rccm.2407006.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Patient Selection
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / drug therapy*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / etiology
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / mortality
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / standards
  • Research Design / standards
  • Smoking / adverse effects
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents