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The association between asthma, asthma therapeutic classes and hepatic enzyme elevation among adult HMO members

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The results of this case-control study conducted at a large HMO support the notion that severe asthma may be associated with transient hepatic enzyme elevation. Conversely, we found no evidence of associations between asthma therapeutic classes and hepatic enzyme elevation.

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  1. Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Northern California Region, Oakland, Calif

    Carlos Iribarren MD, MPH, PhD, Stephen Sidney MD, MPH & Michael E. Sorel MS

  2. SmithKline Beecham, Collegeville, Pa

    Eva Lydick PhD

  3. Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, Calif

    Mark D. Eisner MD

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Iribarren, C., Sidney, S., Lydick, E. et al. The association between asthma, asthma therapeutic classes and hepatic enzyme elevation among adult HMO members. Compr Ther 27, 133–139 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12019-996-0007-4

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