Global strategy for asthma management and prevention
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This article is published in Japanese Journal of Allergology.The article was published on 1996-09-30 and is currently open access. It has received 10451 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Global strategy & Asthma Control Questionnaire.read more
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Treating Exacerbations of Asthma in Children: The Role of Systemic Corticosteroids
TL;DR: Early treatment of acute asthma symptoms with OCSs in children with a pattern of recurrent acute asthma may decrease the severity of acute Asthma episodes and reduce the likelihood of subsequent relapses.
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Asthma and domestic air quality
TL;DR: It is concluded that indoor air pollution may be an important risk for asthma and the health impacts of building design and management require greater recognition and further research.
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Chronic disease management programmes for adults with asthma
Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux,Chantal Arditi,Grégoire Gex,Pierre-Olivier Bridevaux,Bernard Burnand +4 more
TL;DR: There is moderate to low quality evidence that chronic disease management programmes for adults with asthma can improve asthma-specific quality of life, asthma severity, and lung function tests and the optimal composition of asthma chronic diseasemanagement programmes and their added value, compared with education or self-management alone, need further investigation.
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Airway Remodeling and Airway Smooth Muscle in Asthma
TL;DR: The recent understanding in the mechanisms of airway smooth muscle remodeling in asthma, its relations to airway inflammation and airway physiology, and possible usefulness of early intervention with inhaled glucocorticoids have been discussed.
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Pathologic similarities and differences between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Thais Mauad,Marisa Dolhnikoff +1 more
TL;DR: Recognizing the differences and similarities at pathological level in both diseases may lead to a better understanding of the overlapping clinical and physiological phenotypes, thereby helping to better plan specific treatment and long-term management.
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