Pathophysiology of severe asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1033-1042

  Busse, William W ^a   Banks Schlegel, Susan ^b   Wenzel, Sally E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma pathophysiology; Corticosteroid resistance; Lung imaging; Severe asthma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ASTHMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034543120     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.111307     Document Type: Article

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