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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in adolescents with long-term asthma remission: importance of a Family history of bronchial hyperresponsiveness.
Chest - 1 Sept 2003
Koh Young Yull, Kang Eun Kyeong, Kang Hee, Yoo Young, Park Yang, Kim Chang Keun
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BACKGROUND: The mechanisms responsible for bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) in symptomatic asthma include genetic predisposition and airway inflammation, but the causes of BHR in adolescents with asthma remission are poorly understood. It has been shown that BHR in adolescents with asthma remission was not reduced by prolonged treatment with inhaled corticosteroids, in contrast to the BHR of symptomatic...
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