Factors related to under-diagnosis and under-treatment of childhood asthma in metropolitan France

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Annesi Maesano, Isabella ^a,b   Sterlin, Carla ^a,b,c   Caillaud, Denis ^d   De Blay, Fréderic ^d,e   Lavaud, François ^e,f   Charpin, Denis ^f,g   Raherisson, Chantal ^g,h  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^f REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^h BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Early life; Environmental factors; Management; Under diagnosis; Under treatment

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREMATURE LABOR; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEST;

EID: 84866254666     PISSN: 1828695X     EISSN: 20496958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-6958-7-24     Document Type: Article

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