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Omalizumab effectiveness in patients with severe allergic asthma according to blood eosinophil count: the STELLAIR study

Marc Humbert, Camille Taillé, Laurence Mala, Vincent Le Gros, Jocelyne Just, Mathieu Molimard European Respiratory Journal 2018 51: 1702523; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02523-2017 Abstract Omalizumab is a monoclonal anti-IgE antibody used to treat severe allergic asthma (SAA). The aim of the STELLAIR study was to determine the importance…

Asthma exacerbations in a subtropical area and the role of respiratory viruses: a cross-sectional study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine Research article –  Open Access – Open Peer Review   Lusmaia Damaceno Camargo CostaEmail author, Paulo Augusto Moreira Camargos, Paul L. P. Brand, Fabíola Souza Fiaccadori, Menira Borges de Lima Dias e Souza, Divina das Dôres de Paula Cardoso, Italo de Araújo Castro, Ruth Minamisava and Paulo Sérgio Sucasas da Costa   BMC…

Outdoor air pollution and respiratory health: a bibliometric analysis of publications in peer-reviewed journals (1900 – 2017)

Original research article – Open Access Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine Waleed M. Sweileh, Samah W. Al-Jabi, Sa’ed H. Zyoud and Ansam F. Sawalha  Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 2018 13:15 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40248-018-0128-5 Abstract Background Outdoor air pollution is a major threat to global public health that needs responsible…