title: Medical therapy for COPD: lessons from the real world.
authors.forename: P M A
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Calverley
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000368:Aged; D000420:Albuterol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000730:Androstadienes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D000068298:Fluticasone; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D000068299:Salmeterol Xinafoate; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D000068299:Salmeterol Xinafoate; D000068298:Fluticasone; D000420:Albuterol