Clinical assessment of asthma progression in children and adults

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 548-557

  Spahn, Joseph D ^a   Covar, Ronina ^a  

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

Author keywords

Asthma progression; birth cohort studies; early intervention; lung function decline; natural history of asthma; relapse; remission

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; GLUCOCORTICOID; NEDOCROMIL; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMPHYSEMA; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 40249112347     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.01.012     Document Type: Review

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