American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Dec 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyImpact of race on asthma treatment failures in the asthma clinical research network.
Recent studies suggest that people with asthma of different racial backgrounds may respond differently to various therapies. ⋯ Despite having fewer asthma symptoms and less rescue β-agonist use, African-Americans with asthma have more treatment failures compared with whites, especially when taking long-acting β-agonists.