RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Bankhead, Charles
T1 Real-World Treatment of COPD Mirrors Clinical Trial Experience
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2010
FD SAGE Publications
VO 10
IS 3
SP 6
OP 7
DO 10.1177/155989771003003
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/3/6.abstract
AB Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who were managed in primary care settings achieved improvements in physical functioning that were similar to those that were observed in clinical trials of combination therapy with tiotropium+salmeterol. The findings extend the clinical trial results in a carefully controlled treatment environment to an unselected patient population in a real-life clinical setting.