The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 124, Issue 4 , Pages 688-690, October 2009

Sexual dimorphism: Is it relevant to steroid resistance or asthma control?

Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital; and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass

Received 17 August 2009; accepted 18 August 2009.

Key words: Sex, gender, asthma, allergy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, steroid, inhaled steroid, corticosteroid, glucocorticoid, steroid resistance

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: D. R. Gold has received research support from the National Institutes of Health; G. M. Hunninghake has declared he has no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(09)01312-8

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2009.08.029

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The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 124, Issue 4 , Pages 688-690, October 2009

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