A 4-year trial of tiotropium in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Tashkin D. P., Celli B., Senn S., Burkhart D., Kesten S., Menjoge S., ...More

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.359, no.15, pp.1543-1554, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 359 Issue: 15
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1056/nejmoa0805800
  • Journal Name: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1543-1554
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Previous studies showing that tiotropium improves multiple end points in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) led us to examine the long-term effects of tiotropium therapy.