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Menopausal asthma: a new biological phenotype?
Allergy - 1 Oct 2010
Foschino Barbaro M P, Costa V R, Resta O, Prato R, Spanevello A, Palladino G P, Martinelli D, Carpagnano Giovanna Elisiana
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BACKGROUND: Female hormones play an important role in women's lung health, especially in asthma pathophysiology. Although a growing interest has recently been aroused in asthma related to short-term reproductive states, menopausal asthma has been little studied in the past. The aim of the present study was to explore airway inflammation in menopausal asthmatic women in a noninvasive manner. METHODS: Forty...
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