Characterizing asthma phenotypes: Predictors and outcomes at the extremes of asthma severity

Respirology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 778-780

  Reddel, Helen K ^a  

^a WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIFESTYLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; VIRUS INFECTION;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; LUNG; MAST CELLS; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 69049112932     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01593.x     Document Type: Editorial

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