Asthma in the elderly: what we know and what we have yet to know

In the past, asthma was considered mainly as a childhood disease. However, asthma is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly nowadays. In addition, the burden of asthma is more significant in the elderly than in their younger counterparts, particularly with regard to mortality,...

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Main Authors: Yáñez, Anahí, Cho, Sang-Hoen, Soriano, Joan B, Rosenwasser, Lanny J, Rodrigo, Gustavo J, Rabe, Klaus F, Peters, Stephen, Niimi, Akio, Ledford, Dennis K, Katial, Rohit, Fabbri, Leonardo M, Celedón, Juan C, Canonica, Giorgio Walter, Busse, Paula, Boulet, Louis-Phillippe, Baena-Cagnani, Carlos E, Hamid, Qutayba, Bachert, Claus, Pawankar, Ruby, Holgate, Stephen T
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: World Allergy Organization 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4137434/