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Identification and validation of asthma phenotypes in Chinese population using cluster analysis.
Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology - 1 Oct 2017
Wang Lei, Liang Rui, Zhou Ting, Zheng Jing, Liang Bing Miao, Zhang Hong Ping, Luo Feng Ming, Gibson Peter G, Wang Gang
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BACKGROUND: Asthma is a heterogeneous airway disease, so it is crucial to clearly identify clinical phenotypes to achieve better asthma management. OBJECTIVE: To identify and prospectively validate asthma clusters in a Chinese population. METHODS: Two hundred eighty-four patients were consecutively recruited and 18 sociodemographic and clinical variables were collected. Hierarchical cluster analysis was performed...
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