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Bronchodilator Agents

Known as: Bronchial Dilating Agents, Bronchial-Dilating Agents, Agents, Bronchial-Dilating 
A type of drug that causes small airways in the lungs to open up. Bronchodilators are inhaled and are used to treat breathing disorders, such as… 
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Use of exhaled nitric oxide measurements to guide treatment in chronic asthma.
BACKGROUND International guidelines for the treatment of asthma recommend adjusting the dose of inhaled corticosteroids on the… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Evidence-Based Guidelines : Device Selection and Outcomes of Aerosol
2005;127;335-371 Chest Rajiv Dhand, Joseph L. Rau, Gerald C. Smaldone and Gordon Guyatt Myrna B. Dolovich, Richard C. Ahrens… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Increased incidence of asthmalike symptoms in girls who become overweight or obese during the school years.
The possibility of a causal relationship is suggested by recent concomitant increases in the prevalence of obesity and asthma. In… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Oral corticosteroids for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Background. The role of oral corticosteroids in treating patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Increase in asthma: a more toxic environment or a more susceptible population?
Serial prevalence studies have shown that childhood asthma is becoming more common. In the UK two recent studies have found that… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Nitric oxide is the endogenous neurotransmitter of bronchodilator nerves in humans.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Regular inhaled beta-agonist treatment in bronchial asthma
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Effect of long-term treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid (budesonide) on airway hyperresponsiveness and clinical asthma in nonsteroid-dependent asthmatics.
Several short-term studies have shown that inhaled steroids can reduce airway hyper-responsiveness in asthma. To evaluate whether… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Comparative effects of inhaled salbutamol, sodium cromoglycate, and beclomethasone dipropionate on allergen-induced early asthmatic responses, late asthmatic responses, and increased bronchial…
Review
1978
Review
1978
Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Theophylline
SummaryKnowledge acquired of the kinetic disposition and effects of theophylline over the past 8 years has increased the clinical… 
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