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Asthma similarities across ProAR (Brazil) and U-BIOPRED (Europe) adult cohorts of contrasting locations, ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Jan 2020
Cruz Alvaro A, Riley John H, Bansal Aruna T, Ponte Eduardo V, Souza-Machado Adelmir, Almeida Paula C A, Biao-Lima Valmar, Davis Maggie, Bates Stewart, Adcock Ian M, Sterk Peter J, Chung Kian Fan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Asthma prevalence is 339 million globally. 'Severe asthma' (SA) comprises subjects with uncontrolled asthma despite proper management. OBJECTIVES: To compare asthma from diverse ethnicities and environments. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis of two adult cohorts, a Brazilian (ProAR) and a European (U-BIOPRED). U-BIOPRED comprised of 311 non-smoking with Severe Asthma (SAn), 110 smokers or ex-smokers...
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