Carbocisteine improves quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Nov;55(11):1884-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01373.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Aged
  • Bronchodilator Agents / administration & dosage
  • Carbocysteine / therapeutic use*
  • Common Cold / complications
  • Common Cold / drug therapy
  • Disability Evaluation
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Expectorants / therapeutic use*
  • Forced Expiratory Volume / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / drug therapy*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / psychology
  • Quality of Life / psychology*
  • Vital Capacity / drug effects

Substances

  • Bronchodilator Agents
  • Expectorants
  • Carbocysteine