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Asthma phenotypes and lung function up to 16 years of age-the BAMSE cohort.
Allergy - 1 Jun 2015
Hallberg J, Thunqvist P, Schultz E S, Kull I, Bottai M, Merritt A-S, Chiesa F, Gustafsson P M, Melén E
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BACKGROUND: Asthma is a disease affecting many locations throughout the airway. Most studies have used spirometry as the primary assessment of airway obstruction, a method that may be less sensitive in regard to peripheral airway obstruction. The aim of this study was to elucidate the associations between asthma phenotypes based on age of onset and duration of symptoms, and (i) spirometry and (ii) small airway...
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