Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3204379 | The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice | 2014 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Despite multiple long-term controller medications, patients with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma on Steps 4/5/6 therapy present with significant clinical burden and risk of future asthma exacerbations.
Keywords
very poorly controlledNWCQOLMini-AQLQFVCExpert Panel Report 3VPCEPR-3OCsICSWPAINHLBIQuality of lifeUncontrolled asthmaLong-acting β2-agonistThe Epidemiology and Natural History of Asthma: Outcomes and Treatment Regimensemergency departmentChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPDExacerbationstenorAsthma therapyasthma guidelinesLABAbody mass indexBMIforced vital capacityAnti-asthmatic agentsNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Instituteodds ratiooral corticosteroidInhaled corticosteroid
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Authors
William J. MD, Tmirah PhD, David R. MS, Dave P. MS, Alejandro MD, Robert S. MD, PhD,