Control of asthma in children: still unacceptable? A French cross-sectional study

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1383-1391

  de Blic, Jacques ^a   Boucot, Isabelle ^b   Pribil, Céline ^b   Robert, Jacques ^c   Huas, Dominique ^a   Marguet, Christophe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (France)

^c Cabinet de Pédiatrie et d'Allergologie   (France)

^d HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Control; Lung function; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL SMOKING; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; PARENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 68049137462     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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