Treating the small airways

Respiration. 2012;84(6):441-53. doi: 10.1159/000343629. Epub 2012 Nov 15.

Abstract

The final article in this series evaluates the approaches undertaken to treating the small-airway region of the lungs and the clinical implications of inhaled therapy targeting the periphery in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
  • Aerosols / therapeutic use
  • Asthma / drug therapy*
  • Bronchodilator Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Nebulizers and Vaporizers
  • Particle Size
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Aerosols
  • Bronchodilator Agents