A94 IMPROVING ASTHMA MANAGEMENT: RESEARCH AT THE FOREFRONT: Impact Of Exacerbations On Lung Function In Patients With Asthma

Rationale: Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by episodes of exacerbation, associated with acute decline in lung function, with a variable recovery period. Patients were recruited from an inner-city tertiary care hospital located in New York City and stratified in two groups: 1) E...

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Published in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Main Authors: Wisnivesky, J P, Goodman, E, West, E, Amin, N, Joish, V, Villeneuve, S, Eckert, L, Teper, A, Khan, A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Asthma
Health risk assessment
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Summary:Rationale: Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by episodes of exacerbation, associated with acute decline in lung function, with a variable recovery period. Patients were recruited from an inner-city tertiary care hospital located in New York City and stratified in two groups: 1) Exacerbation group: patients presenting to the outpatient clinic, emergency department or hospital with an acute asthma exacerbation; 2) Control group: patients with uncontrolled asthma presenting to the outpatient clinic without an acute exacerbation at the time of enrollment.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970