Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 2 , Pages 211-218, February 2010

Effects of corticosteroid use on readmission in obstructive lung disease

  • Karin J. Velthove

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacotherapy, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
    • Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Patrick C. Souverein

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacotherapy, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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  • Wouter W. van Solinge

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacotherapy, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
    • Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Hubert G.M. Leufkens

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacotherapy, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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  • Jan-Willem J. Lammers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Division of Heart and Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Internal Post No. E 03.511, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 88 755 6180; fax: +31 88 755 5415.

Received 2 June 2009; accepted 28 August 2009. published online 25 September 2009.

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PII: S0954-6111(09)00285-6

doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2009.08.014

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 2 , Pages 211-218, February 2010