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Inhaled corticosteroid beliefs, complementary and alternative medicine in children presenting to the emergency department for asthma

Bahareh Ravandi , MD,Maureen George , PhD,Lindsey Thompson,Sitaram Vangal Vangala,Todd Chang &Sande Okelo https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2020.1786113 ABSTRACT Objective: Negative beliefs about inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and endorsement of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) have been associated…

Differences in diagnostic patterns of obstructive airway disease between areas and sex in Sweden and Finland – the Nordic EpiLung study

Malin Axelsson , RN, PhD,Pinja Ilmarinen , PhD,Helena Backman , PhD,Linda Ekerljung , PhD,Linnea Hedman , PhD,Arnulf Langhammer , MD, PhD, show all Download citation https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2020.1776727 Abstract Objective: To investigate the current prevalence of physician-diagnosed obstructive airway diseases…

A comparison of biologicals in the treatment of adults with severe asthma – real-life experiences

Emma Kotisalmi,  Auli Hakulinen, Mika Mäkelä, Sanna Toppila-Salmi & Paula Kauppi  Research-Open Access Asthma Research and Practice volume 6, Article number: 2 (2020) Abstract Background Anti-IgE (omalizumab) and anti-IL5/IL5R (reslizumab, mepolizumab and benralizumab) treatments are available for severe allergic…