Asthma heterogeneity and severity

World Allergy Organization Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Carr, Tara F ^a   Bleecker, Eugene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Phenotype; Severe asthma

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BENRALIZUMAB; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CICLESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DACLIZUMAB; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LEBRIKIZUMAB; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MASITINIB; MEPOLIZUMAB; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MONTELUKAST; RESLIZUMAB; THEOPHYLLINE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; TRALOKINUMAB; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84999106786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19394551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40413-016-0131-2     Document Type: Review

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