Addition of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists to Inhaled Corticosteroids Improved QOL of Patients with Bronchial Asthma Surveyed in Suburban Tokyo, Japan

Addition of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists to Inhaled Corticosteroids Improved QOL of Patients with Bronchial Asthma Surveyed in Suburban Tokyo, Japan

Background: Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that has a severe impact on health worldwide. Methods: A survey of 10,771 patients with bronchial asthma in the Tama region, Tokyo was conducted for 5 years to examine treatment and quality of life (QOL). Subjects were patients aged ≥16...

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Main Authors: Nobuharu Ohshima, Hirotoshi Matsui, Yoshinori Matsui, Masahiro Kawashima, Masahiro Shimada, Naoko Higaki, Shunsuke Shoji, Hiroo Wada, Akira Fujita, Hidehiro Watanabe, Norio Yamaguchi, Rokuro Matsuoka, Kazuhiko Oki, Hisaho Takahashi, Michiaki Suzuki, Hiroomi Yamazaki, Masafumi Yoshizawa, Hajime Goto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
bronchial asthma
inhaled corticosteroids
leukotriene receptor antagonists
quality of life
survey
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015305554

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