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Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Health Outcomes

Gerald Gartlehner, Richard A. Hansen, Shannon S. Carson and Kathleen N. Lohr
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2006, 4 (3) 253-262; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.517
Gerald Gartlehner
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vol. 4 no. 3 253-262
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.517
PubMed 
16735528

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication June 9, 2005
  • Revision received September 27, 2005
  • Accepted for publication October 27, 2005
  • Published online May 30, 2006.

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© 2006 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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  1. Gerald Gartlehner, MD, MPH1,
  2. Richard A. Hansen, PhD, RPh2,
  3. Shannon S. Carson, MD3 and
  4. Kathleen N. Lohr, PhD4
  1. 1Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  2. 2Division of Pharmaceutical Policy and Evaluative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  3. 3Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  4. 4Department of Health Policy & Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Gerald Gartlehner, MD, MPH, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 725 Airport Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, gartlehner{at}schsr.unc.edu

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