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World Asthma Day 2013: it's time to control asthma

In recognition of World Asthma Day 2013, we have brought together a collection of articles on asthma control published in the last year across some of our open access journals. Further information about the collection can be found in our blog post.

Collection published: 3 May 2013


Research article   Open Access Highly Accessed

The association between asthma control, health care costs, and quality of life in France and Spain

Marianne Doz, Christos Chouaid, Laure Com-Ruelle, Eduardo Calvo, Max Brosa, Julien Robert, Laurent Decuypère, Celine Pribil, Alicia Huerta, Bruno Detournay BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2013, 13:15 (22 March 2013)

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Research   Open Access Highly Accessed

Improper inhaler technique is associated with poor asthma control and frequent emergency department visits

Hamdan AL-Jahdali, Anwar Ahmed, Abdullah AL-Harbi, Mohd Khan, Salim Baharoon, Salih Bin Salih, Rabih Halwani, Saleh Al-Muhsen Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2013, 9:8 (6 March 2013)

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Research   Open Access Highly Accessed

Exploring factors influencing asthma control and asthma-specific health-related quality of life among children

Pranav K Gandhi, Kelly M Kenzik, Lindsay A Thompson, Darren A DeWalt, Dennis A Revicki, Elizabeth A Shenkman, I-Chan Huang Respiratory Research 2013, 14:26 (23 February 2013)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed

Research article   Open Access Highly Accessed

Apps for asthma self-management: a systematic assessment of content and tools

Kit Huckvale, Mate Car, Cecily Morrison, Josip Car BMC Medicine 2012, 10:144 (22 November 2012)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed |  Editor’s summary

A systematic assessment of apps for asthma self-management finds that none combine reliable information with appropriate supportive tools, thus physicians considering recommending these should apply caution as some apps may be unsafe.

Research article   Open Access

Nurse led versus lay educators support for those with asthma in primary care: a costing study

Nicola J Roberts, Kathleen A Boyd, Andrew H Briggs, Ann L Caress, Martyn R Partridge BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:52 (8 September 2012)

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Research   Open Access Highly Accessed

Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT) can be used to assess individual patients over time

Joao A Fonseca, Luis Nogueira-Silva, Mario Morais-Almeida, Ana Sa-Sousa, Luis F Azevedo, Jose Ferreira, Manuel Branco-Ferreira, Rodrigo Rodrigues-Alves, Antonio Bugalho-Almeida, Jean Bousquet Clinical and Translational Allergy 2012, 2:16 (30 August 2012)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central

Original research article   Open Access

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

Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Carla Sterlin, Denis Caillaud, Fréderic de Blay, François Lavaud, Denis Charpin, Chantal Raherisson Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 2012, 7:24 (8 August 2012)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed

Editorial   Open Access

Reasons for inadequate asthma control in children: an important contribution from the “French 6 Cities Study”

Giuliana Ferrante, Stefania La Grutta Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 2012, 7:23 (8 August 2012)

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Research   Open Access Highly Accessed

Feasibility of exercising adults with asthma: a randomized pilot study

Amy Boyd, Celeste T Yang, Kim Estell, Craig MS, Lynn B Gerald, Mark Dransfield, Marcas Bamman, James Bonner, T Atkinson, Lisa M Schwiebert Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2012, 8:13 (3 August 2012)

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Research   Open Access Highly Accessed

Measurement of asthma control according to global initiative for asthma guidelines: a comparison with the asthma control questionnaire

José Olaguibel, Santiago Quirce, Berta Juliá, Cristina Fernández, Ana Fortuna, Jesús Molina, Vicente Plaza, on behalf of the MAGIC Study Group Respiratory Research 2012, 13:50 (22 June 2012)

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