Characterizing wheeze phenotypes to identify endotypes of childhood asthma, and the implications for future management.

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It is now a commonly held view that asthma is not a single disease, but rather a set of heterogeneous diseases sharing common symptoms. One of the major challenges in treating asthma is understanding these different asthma phenotypes and their underlying biological mechanisms. This review gives an epidemiological perspective of our current understanding of the different phenotypes that develop from birth to...

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