Impact of Inhaled Corticosteroid Treatment on 15-Year Longitudinal Respiratory Function Changes in Adult Patients with Bronchial Asthma | Zendy

Terufumi Shimoda | Zendy; Yasushi Obase | Zendy; Reiko Kishikawa | Zendy; Tomoaki Iwanaga | Zendy

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Impact of Inhaled Corticosteroid Treatment on 15-Year Longitudinal Respiratory Function Changes in Adult Patients with Bronchial Asthma

Author(s) -

Terufumi Shimoda,

Yasushi Obase,

Reiko Kishikawa,

Tomoaki Iwanaga

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international archives of allergy and immunology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696

H-Index - 100

eISSN - 1423-0097

pISSN - 1018-2438

DOI - 10.1159/000353910

Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , discontinuation , gastroenterology , respiratory disease , corticosteroid , group b , lung function , respiratory system , pulmonary function testing , lung

Bronchial asthma is mainly controlled by inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment, and discontinuation of ICS treatment can worsen asthma symptoms and reduce respiratory function. However, the longitudinal impact of ICS on lung function in adult patients is unknown.

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