BACKGROUND
Asthma guidelines suggest stepping-down of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) when asthma is stable.
OBJECTIVE
To determine outcomes of stepping-down and prediction of outcome after stepping-down of ICSs in controlled adult asthma.
METHODS
We performed a retrospective study on 21-81 year-old hospital-based outpatients with asthma in Japan. Protocol for stepping-down of ICSs was perfo...
