[CITATION][C] International consensus report on diagnosis and treatment of asthma

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute - Eur Reprir J, 1992 - cir.nii.ac.jp

[CITATION][C] International consensus report on diagnosis and treatment of asthma.

AL Sheffer, J Bousquet, WW Busse… - European Respiratory …, 1992 - biblio.ugent.be
Author AL SHEFFER, J BOUSQUET, WW BUSSE, TJH CLARK, R DAHL, D EVANS, LM
FABBRI, FE HARGREAVE, ST HOLGATE, H MAGNUSSEN, MR PARTRIDGE, Romain
Pauwels, R RODRIGUEZROISIN, A RUBINFELD, MR SOTES, MR SEARS, A SZCZEKLIK
and J WARNER

International consensus report on diagnosis and management of asthma

AL Sheffer, J Bousquet, WW Busee, TJH Clark, R Dahl… - Allergy, 1992 - biblio.ugent.be
Asthma is a chronic, persistent inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by
exacerbations of coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, and difficult breathing that are usually
reversible, but that can be severe and sometimes fatal. The major factors contributing to
asthma morbidity and mortality are underdiagnosis and inappropriate treatments. Most
exacerbations reflect a treatment failure because they can be prevented if treatment of the
disease is comprehensive and ongoing. The goals of asthma therapy are to improve the …