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Review
. 1992 Dec 31;327(27):1928-37.
doi: 10.1056/NEJM199212313272708.

Asthma

E R McFadden Jr  1 , I A Gilbert
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Review

Asthma

E R McFadden Jr et al. N Engl J Med. .

Erratum in

  • N Engl J Med 1993 Jun 3;328(22):1640

Abstract

There is an active inflammatory process in the airways of patients with asthma, even when the patients are asymptomatic. Some of the types of cells involved in this process possess the necessary biologic activities to produce many of the pathophysiologic features of asthma, but the underlying mechanisms have not yet been elucidated. Reducing the severity of the inflammatory process appears to be a reasonable goal of therapy, with potential long-range implications for the morbidity of asthma. Whether this theoretical benefit will be realized awaits further observation.

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Comment in

  • Asthma.
    Kroegel C, Virchow JC Jr, Walker C. Kroegel C, et al. N Engl J Med. 1993 Jun 3;328(22):1639-40; author reply 1640-1. N Engl J Med. 1993. PMID: 8487811 No abstract available.
  • Asthma.
    Reich J. Reich J. N Engl J Med. 1993 Jun 3;328(22):1640; author reply 1640-1. N Engl J Med. 1993. PMID: 8487813 No abstract available.

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