Respiratory Medicine
Volume 106, Issue 3 , Pages 338-343 , March 2012

Adherence rate to beclomethasone dipropionate and the level of asthma control

  • Nulma S. Jentzsch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Postgraduate Institute, Medical Sciences School, Lucas Machado Foundation, Brazil
    • Campos Sales Pediatric Pulmonology Outpatient Referral Clinic, Belo Horizonte Municipal Public Health Authority, Brazil
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  • Paulo Camargos

      Affiliations

    • Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Brazil
    • Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Alfredo Balena, 190/Room 267, 30130-100 Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Tel.: +55 31 34099772; fax: +55 31 34099664.
    • ,
  • Emanuel S.C. Sarinho

      Affiliations

    • Health Sciences, and Child and Adolescent Health Postgraduate Programs, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
    • ,
  • Jean Bousquet

      Affiliations

    • Service des Maladies Respiratoires, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, France

Received 19 September 2011 ,Accepted 1 December 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.12.001

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 106, Issue 3 , Pages 338-343 , March 2012

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