Managing severe asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 508-511

  Wenzel, Sally ^a,b   Szefler, Stanley J ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult asthma; Childhood asthma; Corticosteroids; Difficult to control asthma; Refractory asthma; Severe asthma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BUDESONIDE; GOLD; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITOR; MACROLIDE; METHOTREXATE; OMALIZUMAB; THEOPHYLLINE; TROLEANDOMYCIN;

ANAMNESIS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 33644766743     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.12.1316     Document Type: Editorial

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