Inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of pneumonia in people with asthma

Background In clinical trials, the use of inhaled corticosteroids is associated with an increased risk of pneumonia in people with COPD, but whether the same is true for people with asthma is not known. Methods With the use of primary care data from The Health Improvement Network, we identifi...

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Main Authors: McKeever, Tricia M., Harrison, Timothy W., Hubbard, Richard, Shaw, Dominick E.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38427/