Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults

BACKGROUND: In 2010, the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) published a Consensus Summary for the diagnosis and management of asthma in children six years of age and older, and adults, including an updated Asthma Management Continuum. The CTS Asthma Clinical Assembly subsequently began a formal clinica...

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Main Authors: M Diane Lougheed, Catherine Lemiere, Francine M Ducharme, Chris Licskai, Sharon D Dell, Brian H Rowe, Mark FitzGerald, Richard Leigh, Wade Watson, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Clinical Assembly
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/635624
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description BACKGROUND: In 2010, the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) published a Consensus Summary for the diagnosis and management of asthma in children six years of age and older, and adults, including an updated Asthma Management Continuum. The CTS Asthma Clinical Assembly subsequently began a formal clinical practice guideline update process, focusing, in this first iteration, on topics of controversy and/or gaps in the previous guidelines.
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spelling doaj-art-d3eac7871f7e4eccb89c8d54d74b85a42025-08-20T02:19:45ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412012-01-0119212716410.1155/2012/635624Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and AdultsM Diane Lougheed0Catherine Lemiere1Francine M Ducharme2Chris Licskai3Sharon D Dell4Brian H Rowe5Mark FitzGerald6Richard Leigh7Wade Watson8Louis-Philippe Boulet9Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Clinical AssemblyQueen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaUniversity of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaUniversity of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaUniversity of Western Ontario, London, CanadaUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaLaval University, Quebec City, Quebec, CanadaBACKGROUND: In 2010, the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) published a Consensus Summary for the diagnosis and management of asthma in children six years of age and older, and adults, including an updated Asthma Management Continuum. The CTS Asthma Clinical Assembly subsequently began a formal clinical practice guideline update process, focusing, in this first iteration, on topics of controversy and/or gaps in the previous guidelines.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/635624
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Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults
title_full Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults
title_fullStr Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults
title_full_unstemmed Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults
title_short Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults
title_sort canadian thoracic society 2012 guideline update diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers children and adults
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/635624
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