Glucocorticoid insensitive asthma: A one year clinical follow up pilot study

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1063-1065

  Demoly, Pascal ^a   Jaffuel, Dany ^a   Mathieu, Marc ^a   Sahla, Hocine ^a   Godard, Philippe ^a   Michel, François Bernard ^a   Bousquet, Jean ^a  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Glucocorticoid; Resistance; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031700453     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.12.1063     Document Type: Article

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