EAACI position statement on asthma exacerbations and severe asthma

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1520-1531

  Custovic, A ^a   Johnston, S L ^b   Pavord, I ^c   Gaga, M ^d   Fabbri, L ^e   Bel, E H ^f   Le Souef P ^g   Lotvall J ^h   Demoly, P ⁱ   Akdis, C A ^j,k   Ryan, D ^l   Makela M J ^m   Martinez, F ⁿ   Holloway, J W ^o   Saglani, S ^b   O'Byrne, P ^p   Papi, A ^q   Sergejeva, S ^r   Magnan, A ^s   Del Giacco, S ^t   Kalayci, O ^u   Hamelmann, E ^v,w   Papadopoulos, N G ^x   more..

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Athens Chest Hospital   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

ⁱ HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^k CHRISTINE KÜHNE CENTER FOR ALLERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CK CARE   (Switzerland)

^l Woodbrook Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^m HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^p MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^q UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^r UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^s UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^t UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^u HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^v CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^w RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^x UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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Author keywords

adult asthma; asthma exacerbations; childhood asthma; disease heterogeneity; severe asthma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 5; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ADULTHOOD; AIRWAY REMODELING; ASTHMA; ASTHMA EXACERBATION; ATOPY; CHILDHOOD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INNATE IMMUNITY; LUNG FUNCTION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; REVIEW; RHINOVIRUS INFECTION; SEVERE ASTHMA; SKIN TEST; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URTICARIA; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; WHEEZING;

ADULT ASTHMA; ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS; CHILDHOOD ASTHMA; DISEASE HETEROGENEITY; SEVERE ASTHMA;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84889608694     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12275     Document Type: Review

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