Asthma in the elderly: Current knowledge and future directions

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-59

  King, Monroe James ^a   Hanania, Nicola A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Asthma; Elderly

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 17; PROTEINASE; SUPERANTIGEN;

AGING; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEBULIZATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY; TH1 CELL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 74549136962     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328333acb0     Document Type: Review

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