Real-life prospective study on asthma control in Italy: Cross-sectional phase results

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-214

  Allegra, Luigi ^a   Cremonesi, Giovanni ^b   Girbino, Giuseppe ^c   Ingrassia, Eleonora ^b   Marsico, Serafino ^d   Nicolini, Gabriele ^b   Terzano, Claudio ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S P A   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma control; Combination therapy; Observational study; Patient reported outcomes; Real life

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BECLOMETHASONE PLUS FORMOTEROL; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PLUS SALMETEROL; FORMOTEROL; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LONG ACTING BETA 2 AGONIST; SALMETEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA CONTROL TEST; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EQ 5D SCORE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHANOLAMINES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84655170190     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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