Narrative review: the role of Th2 immune pathway modulation in the treatment of severe asthma and its phenotypes.

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Published in Ann Intern Med on February 16, 2010

Authors

Stewart J Levine1, Sally E Wenzel

Author Affiliations

1: Pulmonary and Vascular Medicine Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Building 10, Room 6D03, MSC 1590, Bethesda, MD 20892-1590, USA. levines@nhlbi.nih.gov

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