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Characterization and cluster analyses of elderly asthma in comparison with nonelderly patients with asthma in Japan.
Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology - 1 May 2023
Suzukawa Maho, Ohta Ken, Hashimoto Hiroya, Oyamada Yoshitaka, Miki Mari, Ogawara Mitsumasa, Inoue Yoshikazu, Saito Akiko M, Fukutomi Yuma, Kobayashi Nobuyuki, Taniguchi Masami
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease with multiple phenotypes that are useful in precision medicine. As the population ages, the elderly asthma (EA, aged ≥ 65 years) population is growing, and EA is now a major health problem worldwide. OBJECTIVE: To characterize EA and identify its phenotypes. METHODS: In adult patients with asthma (aged ≥ 18 years) who had been diagnosed with having asthma at least 1...
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