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Prevalence of oral corticosteroid use in the German severe asthma population

AIMS: We investigated the prevalence of severe asthma, its comorbidities, and especially the use of oral corticosteroid (OCS) therapy in patients with severe asthma. METHODS: Pooled data from 3 961 429 patients insured (with statutory health insurance) during the year 2015 were analysed. Prevalence...

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Autores principales: Taube, Christian, Bramlage, Peter, Hofer, Annette, Anderson, Dörte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6819991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31687373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00092-2019