Prevalence and Treatment of Children's Asthma in Rural Areas Compared with Urban Areas in Beijing
Chinese Medical Journal, 2015 Background:. The prevalence of childhood asthma has been increasing in China. This study aimed to compare the prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of asthmatic children from urban and rural areas in Beijing, China. Methods:.
Wen-Jing Zhu +11 more
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Asthma control in adults [PDF]
BMJ, 2006 The prevalence of asthma has increased in most countries since the 1970s. Levels may have plateaued in developed countries but as prevalence is associated with urbanisation and a western lifestyle the problem worldwide is likely to increase over the next two decades (fig 1).
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Assessing asthma control in UK primary care : Use of routinely collected prospective observational consultation data to determine appropriateness of a variety of control assessment models [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Assessing asthma control using standardised questionnaires is recommended as good clinical practice but there is little evidence validating their use within primary care.
Jackson, Cathy +24 more
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Factors associated with childhood asthma control in a resource-poor center
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2017 Introduction: Optimal asthma control is a major aim of childhood asthma management. This study aimed to determine factors associated with suboptimal asthma control at the pediatric chest clinic of a resource-poor center.
Bankole Peter Kuti +2 more
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Allergology International, 2012 Background: : Virus infection is an important risk factor for aggravation of childhood asthma. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of drugs on aggravation of asthma induced by a common cold.
Shigemi Yoshihara +6 more
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Inhaled corticosteroids for asthma: impact of practice level device switching on asthma control [PDF]
, 2009 Background As more inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) devices become available, there may be pressure for health-care providers to switch patients with asthma to cheaper inhaler devices. Our objective was to evaluate impact on asthma control of inhaler device
Williams, Angela E. +17 more
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Deaths certified as asthma and use of medical services: A national case-control study [PDF]
, 2005 This is an open access publication. The official published version can be accessed from the link below.Background: Studies have linked asthma death to either increased or decreased use of medical services.
Sturdy, PM +7 more
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Utility of Asthma Control Questionnaire 7 in the assessment of asthma control [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2014 Our objective was to evaluate the reproducibility of Asthma Control Questionnaire 7 (ACQ-7) in asthma patients, comparing our results against those obtained with the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) criteria. We evaluated 52 patients. Patients completed the ACQ-7, underwent spirometry, and were clinically assessed to determine the level of asthma ...
Cardoso, Mariana Nadal +4 more
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Evaluation of inhaler technique and asthma control among children in a low-resource setting
International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research, 2022 Background: Inhalation has become the preferred route of drug administration compared to oral medication in managing Asthma due to its direct delivery to the airways, thus producing a faster onset of action and fewer systemic side effects at lower doses ...
Harit Prasad +3 more
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