TY - JOUR
T1 - Bronchial asthma
T2 - Update on the revised guidelines for diagnosis and management
AU - Andrew Grant, J.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Bronchial asthma is a chronic disease with variable airway narrowing, respiratory distress, hyper-responsiveness and inflammation. The morbidity and mortality are increasing despite availability of newer diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. The National Institutes of health recently issued revised guidelines for disease management. The keys to improved care include earlier recognition of the illness, reduced exposure to triggers, careful monitoring, greater se of long-term control medications and improved patient education.
AB - Bronchial asthma is a chronic disease with variable airway narrowing, respiratory distress, hyper-responsiveness and inflammation. The morbidity and mortality are increasing despite availability of newer diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. The National Institutes of health recently issued revised guidelines for disease management. The keys to improved care include earlier recognition of the illness, reduced exposure to triggers, careful monitoring, greater se of long-term control medications and improved patient education.
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U2 - 10.1016/s0095-4543(05)70092-0
DO - 10.1016/s0095-4543(05)70092-0
M3 - Review article
C2 - 9735123
AN - SCOPUS:0031797617
SN - 0095-4543
VL - 25
SP - 849
EP - 867
JO - Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice
JF - Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice
IS - 4
ER -