TY - JOUR T1 - Early budesonide treatment in mild persistent asthma improves asthma control JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 536 LP - 536 DO - 10.1136/thorax.58.6.536 VL - 58 IS - 6 AU - G Rohde Y1 - 2003/06/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/58/6/536.abstract N2 - ▴ Pauwels RA, Pedersen S, Busse WW, et al on behalf of the START Investigators Group. Early intervention with budesonide in mild persistent asthma: a randomised, double-blind trial. Lancet2003;361:1071–6OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science In this randomised, double blind, 3 year clinical trial the effects of budesonide in patients with mild persistent asthma for less than 2 years were assessed. 7241 patients in 32 countries aged 5–66 years received either budesonide or placebo once … ER -