Diagnoses and prescription patterns among users of medications for obstructive airway diseases in Finland

Abstract Background Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common diseases mostly treated in primary care. However, the usage patterns of drugs for obstructive airway diseases (R03 drugs) at the national level are not known. Objective The aims of this study were to describe (1)...

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Main Authors: Pekka Juntunen, Petri Salmela, Johanna Pakkasela, Jussi Karjalainen, Lauri Lehtimäki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-02870-9