Asthma severity in patients initiating controller monotherapy versus combination therapy

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 304-310

  Diette, Gregory B ^a   Fuhlbrigge, Anne L ^b   Allen Ramey, Felicia ^c   Hopper, April ^d   Sajjan, Shiva G ^c   Markson, Leona E ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d Clinical Services Department   (United States)

Author keywords

adult; asthma; asthma controller medication; asthma severity; pediatric

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENERGIC BETA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952606928     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2011.555034     Document Type: Article

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