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Treatment patterns among adult patients with asthma: Factors associated with overuse of inhaled beta-agonists and underuse of inhaled corticosteroids
Diette GB, Wu AW, Skinner EA et al. Treatment patterns among adult patients with asthma: Factors associated with overuse of inhaled beta-agonists and underuse of inhaled corticosteroids. Archives of Internal Medicine. 1999;159(22):2697-2704.

The authors of this article contend that incorrect use of asthma medication is common among adults. Overuse of inhaled beta-agonists may be caused by symptom severity. Underuse of corticosteroids is associated with lower symptom severity.

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