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SUBMITTER: Price DB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5005184 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Price David B DB Colice Gene G Israel Elliot E Roche Nicolas N Postma Dirkje S DS Guilbert Theresa W TW van Aalderen Willem M C WM Grigg Jonathan J Hillyer Elizabeth V EV Thomas Victoria V Martin Richard J RJ
ERJ open research 20160401 2
Asthma management guidelines recommend adding a long-acting β<sub>2</sub>-agonist (LABA) or increasing the dose of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) as step-up therapy for patients with uncontrolled asthma on ICS monotherapy. However, it is uncertain which option works best, which ICS particle size is most effective, and whether LABA should be administered by separate or combination inhalers. This historical, matched cohort study compared asthma-related outcomes for patients (aged 12-80 years) prescr ...[more]