Abstract
BACKGROUND: Despite existing effective treatment options, asthma is uncontrolled in a considerable proportion of patients. The aim of this study was to identify determinants of uncontrolled asthma at age 8 in children participating in the PIAMA birth cohort study.
METHODS: One hundred seventy children using inhaled corticosteroids in the previous 12 months at age 8 were included. Uncontrolled asthma was defined as: =3 items present in the past month: (1) day-time or (2) night-time asthma symptoms, (3) limitations in activities, (4) rescue medication use, (5) FEV(1)
Translated title of the contribution | Uncontrolled asthma at age 8: the importance of parental perception towards medication |
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Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
Pages (from-to) | 462-468 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Pediatric Allergy and Immunology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Epidemiology
- Farmacie(FARM)
- Biomedische technologie en medicijnen
- Ziekenhuisstructuur en organisatie van de gezondheidszorg
- Public Health