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Optimizing maintenance therapy in pediatric asthma.
Current opinion in pulmonary medicine - 1 Jan 2010
Farber Harold J
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: There are different phenotypes of asthma, with phenotype-specific differences in medication response observed. RECENT FINDINGS: Tobacco smoke exposure reduces corticosteroid responsiveness. Treatment for tobacco smoke-triggered asthma must start with treatment of tobacco dependence. Obesity-associated asthma responds to weight loss and treatment of comorbidities. Immunotherapy and omalizumab...
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