Adherence to inhaled therapy, mortality and hospital admission in COPD

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Authors

Jørgen Vestbo · University of Manchester

Julie A. Anderson · GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)

Peter M.A. Calverley · University of Liverpool

Bartolomé R. Celli · Tufts University

Gary T. Ferguson · Pulmonary Associates

Christine Jenkins · Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

Katharine Knobil

Abstract

Adherence to inhaled medication is significantly associated with reduced risk of death and admission to hospital due to exacerbations in COPD. Further research is needed to understand these strong associations.

Topics & Keywords

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Asthma and respiratory diseases Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Thorax

Volume 64, Issue 11, pp. 939-943

DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.113662

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