… symptom control among asthmatics who smoke. The aim of this study was to investigate
asthma symptom control according to GINA guidelines [10] among primary care asthmatic …

… The same methods as in our study were used in Helsinki, Finland, and that study also found
… In contrast to bronchitis symptoms, the prevalence of any wheeze and asthmatic wheeze …

… in smoking have not been reported in Finnish asthmatics. … and work places) may provoke
asthmatic symptoms. We find it … The surveys were cross-sectional and provided comparison of …

… asthma symptoms, used less asthma medication and smoked less … respiratory symptoms and
disability [9] and among asthmatics, … In Finland, our national asthma guidelines and asthma …

… or for worsening of asthma symptoms. … study are a good sample of asthmatics well
known to GPs: they are middle-aged, mainly female, with high percentages of current or ex-smokers. …

… Decreased smoking habits may have contributed to the better control of asthma … symptoms
among non-asthmatics, since all symptoms were found to be strongly associated with smoking…

… asthma symptoms in asthmatic responders in the present study… care in Finland the results
seen in our study seem unlikely to … This study is cross-sectional and therefore descriptive by …

… cross-sectional study of 1995 adult asthmatics (response rate 40.4%) living in the Northern
Finland … BMI and smoking influence the relations between asthma control and occurrence of …

… to quit smoking in response to respiratory symptoms of any aetiology 2, 4. Cross-sectional
studies … One study of asthmatics 11, in which a substantial proportion of the subjects reported a …

… (1997–2014) the clinical diagnosis was often uncertain and the … mellitus among asthmatics
compared with non-asthmatics (… , yet a Korean cross-sectional study including 715 554 adults …