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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...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |