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Exacerbation-Prone Asthma: A Biological Phenotype or a Social Construct.
The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice - 1 Jul 2021
Federico Monica J, Denlinger Loren C, Corren Jonathan, Szefler Stanley J, Fuhlbrigge Anne L
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is a complex syndrome with multiple phenotypes and endotypes. Asthma exacerbations are not only the clearest indictor of the morbidity of asthma and of the risk for mortality due to asthma, but also comprise a significant amount of the cost to care for poorly controlled asthma. There continues to be significant disparity in the prevalence, mortality, and morbidity due to asthma. Patients with asthma who...
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