Journal article
Predictors of Loss of Asthma Control Induced by Corticosteroid Withdrawal
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Asthma guidelines recommend reducing the dose of inhaled corticosteroids after establishing control.
OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of loss of control and the kinetics of symptoms, and inflammatory and physiological measurements when inhaled corticosteroids are reduced in patients with stable asthma.
Authors
Belda J; Parameswaran K; Lemière C; Kamada D; O′Byrne PM; Hargreave FE
Journal
Canadian Respiratory Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 129–133
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2006
DOI
10.1155/2006/189127
ISSN
1198-2241