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The obese-asthma phenotype in children: An exacerbating situation?
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Apr 2018
Longo Cristina, Bartlett Gillian, Schuster Tibor, Ducharme Francine M, MacGibbon Brenda, Barnett Tracie A
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BACKGROUND: Current evidence regarding the relationship between childhood obesity, decreased response to inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs), and poor asthma control is conflicting. OBJECTIVES: We assessed whether obesity (1) is associated with time to first exacerbation among children with asthma initiating step 3 maintenance therapies and (2) modifies the effectiveness of step 3 therapies. METHODS: A retrospective...
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