A66 THE MANY FACES OF ASTHMA IN CHILDHOOD: The Combined Use Of C-Act And Spirometry In Asthma Control Identification

The exclusion criteria included the other diagnosis of wheezing, respiratory infection at the last month, misunderstanding of questionnaire or spirometry test in disagreement with the technical standards. The controlled asthma was defined as the asthma with normal spirometry, no limitation of daily...

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Published in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Main Authors: Dias, F D S, Rufino, R, Costa, C H, Lopes, A J, Firmida, M D C, David, S G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Asthma
Questionnaires
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Summary:The exclusion criteria included the other diagnosis of wheezing, respiratory infection at the last month, misunderstanding of questionnaire or spirometry test in disagreement with the technical standards. The controlled asthma was defined as the asthma with normal spirometry, no limitation of daily activities and diurnal and nocturnal symptoms less than twice a week and the uncontrolled asthma was defined as the presence of diurnal and nocturnal symptoms, use of rescue medication more than twice a week or limitation of daily activities.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970