Current and potential improvements in the treatment of asthma from increased understanding of airway pathophysiology
The mainstay of chronic asthma management consists of using pharmacological agents that induce bronchodilatation, such as short-acting β-adrenergic receptor agonists (bronchodilators or relievers), and that control the chronic inflammatory process, such as corticosteroids (anti-inflammatory or contr...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2002-01-01
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| Series: | Allergology International |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015313289 |