Risk factors for severe adult-onset asthma: a multi-factor approach

Abstract Background The aim was to identify risk factors for severe adult-onset asthma. Methods We used data from a population-based sample (Adult Asthma in Finland) of 1350 patients with adult-onset asthma (age range 31–93 years) from Finnish national registers. Severe asthma was defined as self-re...

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Main Authors: Sanna Toppila-Salmi, Riikka Lemmetyinen, Sebastien Chanoine, Jussi Karjalainen, Juha Pekkanen, Jean Bousquet, Valérie Siroux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01578-4