Variability of lung function predicts loss of asthma control following withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroid treatment

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 403-408

  Thamrin, Cindy ^a   Taylor, D Robin ^b   Jones, Stuart L ^b   Suki, Béla ^c   Frey, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77951986876     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.129668     Document Type: Article

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