A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Tiotropium in Canadian Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoke have a greater annual rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) than those patients who have stopped smoking.

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Main Authors: Charles KN Chan, François Maltais, Chris Sigouin, Jennifer M Haddon, Gordon T Ford, on behalf of the SAFE Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/192961
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author Charles KN Chan
François Maltais
Chris Sigouin
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spelling doaj-art-32bd8013b4db4094a504b89d167c76ae2025-02-03T06:46:20ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412007-01-0114846547210.1155/2007/192961A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Tiotropium in Canadian Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseCharles KN Chan0François Maltais1Chris Sigouin2Jennifer M Haddon3Gordon T Ford4on behalf of the SAFE Study GroupUniversity Health Network – Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCentre de recherche de l’Hôpital Laval, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de l’Université Laval, Laval, Québec, CanadaUniversity of Toronto, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto, CanadaBoehringer Ingelheim Canada Limited, Burlington, Ontario, CanadaRespiratory Division, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoke have a greater annual rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) than those patients who have stopped smoking.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/192961
spellingShingle Charles KN Chan
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Chris Sigouin
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Gordon T Ford
on behalf of the SAFE Study Group
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Tiotropium in Canadian Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Tiotropium in Canadian Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
title_full A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Tiotropium in Canadian Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
title_fullStr A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Tiotropium in Canadian Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
title_full_unstemmed A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Tiotropium in Canadian Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
title_short A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Tiotropium in Canadian Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
title_sort randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of tiotropium in canadian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/192961
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