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Patients With Milder Asthma Less Likely to Adhere to Inhaled Corticosteroids
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Title Patients With Milder Asthma Less Likely to Adhere to Inhaled Corticosteroids
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567697?src=rss
Description Primary nonadherence to inhaled corticosteroids among patients with asthma is common and is associated with lower baseline rescue medication use, researchers report. This may reflect lower perceived need for inhaled steroids among patients with milder asthma, they report in the November issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Reuters Health Information
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Date Dec 20, 2007
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