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The distribution of blood eosinophil levels in a Japanese COPD clinical trial database and in the rest of the world

BACKGROUND: Blood eosinophil measurements may help to guide physicians on the use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Emerging data suggest that COPD patients with higher blood eosinophil counts may be at higher risk of exacerbations and m...

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Autores principales: Barnes, Neil, Ishii, Takeo, Hizawa, Nobuyuki, Midwinter, Dawn, James, Mark, Hilton, Emma, Jones, Paul W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5799851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29440882
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S144108