Cost Analysis of Monitoring Asthma Treatment using Sputum Cell Counts
BACKGROUND: In a four-centre trial, the use of sputum cell counts (sputum strategy [SS]) to guide treatment had resulted in fewer and less severe exacerbations without the need for a higher corticosteroid dose, compared with the use of symptoms and spirometry (clinical strategy [CS]).
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2008-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/946735 |
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