Asthma in the elderly: what we know and what we have yet to know

Asthma in the elderly: what we know and what we have yet to know

In the past, asthma was considered mainly as a childhood disease. However, asthma is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly nowadays. In addition, the burden of asthma is more significant in the elderly than in their younger counterparts, particularly with regard to mortality,...

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Main Authors: Anahí Yáñez, Sang-Hoen Cho, Joan B Soriano, Lanny J Rosenwasser, Gustavo J Rodrigo, Klaus F Rabe, Stephen Peters, Akio Niimi, Dennis K Ledford, Rohit Katial, Leonardo M Fabbri, Juan C Celedón, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Paula Busse, Louis-Phillippe Boulet, Carlos E Baena-Cagnani, Qutayba Hamid, Claus Bachert, Ruby Pawankar, Stephen T Holgate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119302686

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