Inhibiting interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 in difficult-to-control asthma

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 368, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 2511-2513

  Wechsler, Michael E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DUPILUMAB; GLUCOCORTICOID; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR ALPHA; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR AGONIST;

ASTHMA; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 84879352861     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1305426     Document Type: Editorial

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