Asthma heterogeneity and severity-why is comprehensive phenotyping important?

Affiliations

¹ Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
² Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. Electronic address: ebleeck@wakehealth.edu.

Wendy C Moore et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2014 Jan.

. 2014 Jan;2(1):10-1.

doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(13)70288-1. Epub 2013 Dec 23.

¹ Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
² Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. Electronic address: ebleeck@wakehealth.edu.

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