Diagnosis and management of asthma in the elderly

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 336-342

  Scichilone, Nicola ^a   Pedone, Claudio ^b   Battaglia, Salvatore ^a   Sorino, Claudio ^a,c   Bellia, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Airway inflammation; Asthma treatment; Comorbidity; Lung function

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; PROPIONIC ACID; THEOPHYLLINE; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ASTHMA; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METERED DOSE INHALER; MOOD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PHENOTYPE; POLYPHARMACY; POWDER INHALER; RARE DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; AGE; AGED; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE;

EID: 84899949111     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.01.004     Document Type: Review

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