Evaluation of factors that allow the clinician to taper inhaled corticosteroids in childhood asthma

Inhaled corticosteroids are potent and effective treatment agents for controlling symptoms of childhood asthma. However, there are no predictive factors that help to determine which patients with asthma are likely to be tapered off inhaled corticosteroids successfully. We examined whether any factor...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Matsuda, Akira Akasawa, Maria Chona T. Capulong, Yoji Iikura, Hirohisa Kato, Hirohisa Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1999-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015314921