What Do Nurses and Residents Know about Childhood Asthma? by Jean-François Lemay, Sean I Moore, Michele Zegray, Francine M Ducharme

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The Link between Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma: A Role for Antileukotrienes? by H Kim, J Bouchard, PM Renzix

“…Allergic rhinitis and asthma are both chronic heterogeneous disorders, with an overlapping epidemiology of prevalence, health care costs and social costs in quality of life. …”
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Clinical Burden and Healthcare Resource Use of Asthma in Children in the UK by Gouia I, Joulain F, Zhang Y, Morgan CL, Khan AH

“…Imène Gouia,1 Florence Joulain,1 Yi Zhang,2 Christopher Ll Morgan,3 Asif H Khan4 1HEVA (Health Economics and Value Assessment), Sanofi, Gentilly, France; 2Medical Affairs, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tarrytown, NY, USA; 3Epidemiology, Pharmatelligence Ltd, Cardiff, UK; 4Global Medical, Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, USACorrespondence: Imène Gouia, Sanofi, 82 Avenue Raspail, Gentilly Cedex, 94255, France, Tel +33786980603, Email Imene.Gouia@sanofi.comBackground: UK pediatric asthma prevalence is among the highest in Europe, and although the clinical and economic burden of asthma in UK adults is well described, childhood asthma data is lacking. …”
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Epidemiology of and its Complications by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara

“…Ischemic heart disease (39.5 % X2=7.1 RAP=23.4 %), arterial hypertension (23.4 % X2=45.6) and bronchial asthma (16 % X2=74.6) were the associated diseases of higher incidence. …”
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Cost Analysis of Monitoring Asthma Treatment using Sputum Cell Counts by Liesel D’silva, Amiram Gafni, Lehana Thabane, Lata Jayaram, Pat Hussack, Frederick E Hargreave, Parameswaran Nair

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Cannabis consumption and risk of asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ajay Malvi, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Ashok Kumar Balaraman, R. Roopashree, Mandeep Kaur, Manish Srivastava, Amit Barwal, G. V. Siva Prasad, Pranchal Rajput, Rukshar Syed, Gajendra Sharma, Sunil Kumar, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Ganesh Bushi, Nagavalli Chilakam, Sakshi Pandey, Manvinder Brar, Rachana Mehta, Sanjit Sah, Abhay M. Gaidhane, Muhammed Shabil, Afukonyo Shidoiku Daniel

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Risk Factors for Asthma in a Helminth Endemic Area in Bahia, Brazil by Luciana S. Cardoso, Daniela M. Costa, Maria Cecília F. Almeida, Robson P. Souza, Edgar M. Carvalho, Maria Ilma Araujo, Ricardo R. Oliveira

“…Protective factors associated with atopy or asthma in rural areas include socioeconomic level, overcrowding, and helminth infection. …”
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Severity and Control Levels of Bronchial Asthma in the Pediatric Population of Yamanigüey. Moa by Alexander Torres Molina, Yamila Loforte Columbié

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Bronchial asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood. …”
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What Is the Role of Beta-Agonist Bronchodilators in the Day-to-Day Treatment of Chronic Asthma? by Pierre Ernst

“…Reports from the Saskatchewan Asthma Epidemiology Project (SAEP) suggest that it is excessive use that is linked to life-threatening asthma and that patients at highest risk can be identified by their increasing use of these medications. …”
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Gestational Medication Use, Birth Conditions, and Early Postnatal Exposures for Childhood Asthma by Yang-Ching Chen, Ching-Hui Tsai, Yungling Lee

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Cellular and cytokine immunoregulation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma by Wanda Stankiewicz, Marek P. Dabrowski, Andrzej Chcialowski, Tadeusz Plusa

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Prevalence and risk factors for childhood asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Weijun Zhou, Jia Tang

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to systematically review and perform a meta-analysis on epidemiological studies in order to estimate the global and regional prevalence and to identify risk factors associated with childhood asthma. …”
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Prevalence of asthma and related symptoms among schoolchildren in Dezful city, Southwestern Iran by Mohammad Nejadhosseini, Abdolhussein Shakurnia, Abdolkarim Sheikhi, Farhad Abolnezhadian

“…Background: Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease and a major public health problem globally. …”
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Neighborhood Material Deprivation Is Associated with Childhood Asthma Development: Analysis of Prospective Administrative Data by Elinor Simons, Sharon D. Dell, Rahim Moineddin, Teresa To

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Investigation of Occupational Asthma: Do Clinicians Fail to Identify rRelevant Occupational Exposures? by Carlo de Olim, Denis Bégin, Louis-Philippe Boulet, André Cartier, Michel Gérin, Catherine Lemière

“…BACKGROUND: Specific inhalation challenges (SIC) enable the identification of the agent responsible of occupational asthma (OA). A clinician may fail to identify a specific agent in the workplace, which may potentially lead to a misdiagnosis. …”
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Pediatric Plastic Bronchitis: Case Report and Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Epidemiology and Pathology by Rebecca Kunder, Christian Kunder, Heather Y. Sun, Gerald Berry, Anna Messner, Jennifer Frankovich, Stephen Roth, John Mark

“…Further discussion is focused on the epidemiology of plastic bronchitis and a systematic approach to the histologic classification of casts. …”
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Paper Stamp Checklist Tool Enhances Asthma Guidelines Knowledge and Implementation by Primary Care Physicians by PM Renzi, H Ghezzo, S Goulet, E Dorval, RL Thivierge

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Developmental Perturbation Induced by Maternal Asthma during Pregnancy: The Short- and Long-Term Impacts on Offspring by Vicki L. Clifton, Michael Davies, Vivienne Moore, Ian M. R. Wright, Zainab Ali, Nicolette A. Hodyl

“…Epidemiological studies have identified that asthma during pregnancy increases the risk of a number of poor outcomes for the neonate including growth restriction, lower birthweight, preterm delivery, neonatal resuscitation, and stillbirth. …”
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Regular versus as-needed treatments for mild asthma in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Prapaporn Pornsuriyasak, Sunatee Sa-nguansai, Kunlawat Thadanipon, Pawin Numthavaj, Gareth J. McKay, John Attia, Ammarin Thakkinstian

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Efficacy and Cost Benefit of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients Considered to Have Mild Asthma in Primary Care Practice by Paul O'Byrne, Lauren Cuddy, D Wayne Taylor, Stephen Birch, Joanne Morris, Jerry Syrotuik

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