Addition of Omalizumab Reduces School Absenteeism in Children with Moderate-Severe Persistent Asthma

The subgroup of school-aged children (OMA, n = 275; PBO, n = 156) had a mean age of 10.5 y, mean serum IgE level of 332.6 IU/mL, mean baseline inhaled corticosteroid dose of 431.8 μg/day (beclomethasone equivalent), and 69% were male.

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Published inJournal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 119; no. 1; p. S150
Main Authors Milgrom, H, Massanari, M, Maykut, R.J, Kianifard, F, Zeldin, R.K, Geba, G.P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Mosby, Inc 2007
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Absenteeism
Allergy and Immunology
Asthma
Children & youth
Confidence intervals
Drug therapy
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Summary:The subgroup of school-aged children (OMA, n = 275; PBO, n = 156) had a mean age of 10.5 y, mean serum IgE level of 332.6 IU/mL, mean baseline inhaled corticosteroid dose of 431.8 μg/day (beclomethasone equivalent), and 69% were male.
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2006.11.524