Prevalence of over-/misdiagnosis of asthma in patients referred to an allergy clinic

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 931-934

  Heffler, Enrico ^a   Pizzimenti, Stefano ^a   Guida, Giuseppe ^a   Bucca, Caterina ^a   Rolla, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; lung function; methacholine; misdiagnosis; overdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHACHOLINE BRONCHIAL CHALLENGE; OUTPATIENT ALLERGY CLINIC; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; OVERDIAGNOSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; TREATMENT DURATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84951573476     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2015.1026442     Document Type: Article

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