Low levels of endogenous anabolic androgenic steroids in females with severe asthma taking corticosteroids
Rationale Patients with severe asthma are dependent upon treatment with high doses of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and often also oral corticosteroids (OCS). The extent of endogenous androgenic anabolic steroid (EAAS) suppression in asthma has not previously been described in detail. The objective...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2023-10-01
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Series: | ERJ Open Research |
Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/9/5/00269-2023.full |