Pseudo-steroid resistant asthma
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Short paper Pseudo-steroid resistant asthma
Background—Steroid resistant asthma (SRA) represents a small subgroup of those patients who have asthma and who are diYcult to manage. Two patients with apparent SRA are described, and 12 additional cases who were admitted to the same hospital are reviewed. Methods—The subjects were selected from a tertiary hospital setting by review of all asthma patients admitted over a two year period. Subje...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.10.956