Are [[beta].sub.2]-agonists effective treatment for acute bronchitis or acute cough in patients without underlying pulmonary disease? A systematic review - Original Research

Journal of Family Practice, Nov, 2001 by John J. Smucny, Cheryl A. Flynn, Lorne A. Becker, Richard H. Glazier

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JOHN J. SMUCNY, MD; CHERYL A. FLYNN, MD, MS; LORNE A. BECKER, MD; AND RICHARD H. GLAZIER, MD, MPH Syracuse, New York, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada

* Submitted, revised, May 10, 2001.

From the Lafayette Family Medicine Residency, Syracuse (J.J.S.); the Department of Family Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse (J.J.S., C.A.F., L.A.B.); and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto and Inner City Health Research Unit, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (R.H.G.).

This study was previously presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group's 27th annual meeting, November 1999, and there was a previous publication of this study (Smucny J, Flynn C, Becker L, Glazier R. [[beta].sub.2]-agonists for acute bronchitis. In: The Cochrane library. Oxford, England: Update Software; 2001.) Reprint requests should be addressed to John J. Smucny, MD, Lafayette Family Medicine Residency, 2394 Route 11, Lafayette, NY 13084. E-mail: JohnSmucnyMD@crouse.org.