title: Overview: why are corticosteroids ineffective in COPD?
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK. ian.adcock@ic.ac.uk
authors.forename: Ian M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Adcock
authors.forename: K Fan
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones