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Inhaled corticosteroids, blood eosinophils, and FEV(1) decline in patients with COPD in a large UK primary health care setting

Background: Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)-containing medications slow rate of decline of FEV(1). Blood eosinophil (EOS) levels are associated with the degree of exacerbation reduction with ICS. Purpose: We investigated whether FEV(1) decline differs between patients with and without ICS, stratified b...

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Autores principales: Whittaker, Hannah R, Müllerova, Hana, Jarvis, Deborah, Barnes, Neil C, Jones, Paul W, Compton, Chris H, Kiddle, Steven J, Quint, Jennifer K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6536812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31213788
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S200919