Article
Asthma phenotypes in inner-city children.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Oct 2016
Zoratti Edward M, Krouse Rebecca Z, Babineau Denise C, Pongracic Jacqueline A, O'Connor George T, Wood Robert A, Khurana Hershey Gurjit K, Kercsmar Carolyn M, Gruchalla Rebecca S, Kattan Meyer, Teach Stephen J, Sigelman Steven M, Gergen Peter J, Togias Alkis, Visness Cynthia M, Busse William W, Liu Andrew H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Children with asthma in low-income urban areas have high morbidity. Phenotypic analysis in these children is lacking, but may identify characteristics to inform successful tailored management approaches. OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify distinct asthma phenotypes among inner-city children receiving guidelines-based management. METHODS: Nine inner-city asthma consortium centers enrolled 717 children...
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