Diagnosis and management of adult asthma

Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 201-208

  Haldar, Pranab ^a   Pavord, Ian D ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

asthma; eosinophilic airway inflammation; inhaled corticosteroids; methacholine challenge

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; FORMOTEROL; INTERLEUKIN 13 ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 4 ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 5 ANTIBODY; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OMALIZUMAB; PREDNISOLONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ASTHMA; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 41549093262     PISSN: 13573039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2008.01.004     Document Type: Review

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