Outcome of short-term systemic steroid therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with acute exacerbation
Abstract Background There are insufficient data on the optimum duration of systemic steroid therapy during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Aim To evaluate the outcome of short-term systemic steroid therapy in patients hospitalized with acute exacerbation of COPD a...
Main Authors: | Ashraf Zin El-Abdeen, Lamiaa H. Shaaban, Shereen Farghaly, Hanan Galal, Entsar H. Mohammed |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-08-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/ejb.ejb_104_17 |
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