Uncontrolled asthma in the elderly is a public health issue recognized in developed
countries such as the United States and among the European Union, both from patient …

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease occur commonly and may overlap
among older adults. Smoking, air pollution, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness are the …

Asthma is a common disease affecting approximately 300 million people worldwide, across
all age ranges. Despite advances in asthma outcomes of the last few decades, there …

Study objective To estimate the incidence of asthma in an elderly population and to describe
the clinical characteristics, use of health services, and long-term survival of persons with …

As the population increases in age, the diseases of older age will have increasing
prevalence and place a greater burden on the health system. Despite asthma being usually …

The prevalence of asthma in the most advanced ages is similar to that of younger ages.
However, the concept that older individuals may suffer from allergic asthma has been largely …

Global estimates on aging predict an increased burden of asthma in the older population.
Consequently, its recognition, diagnosis, and management in clinical practice require …

To characterize asthma in the elderly, 25 consecutive nonsmoking pulmonary clinic patients
over the age of 70 who met the American Thoracic Society criteria for asthma were …

Background There is a distinct lack of information on the prognosis of asthma in the elderly.
Methods In order to compare mortality rates of elderly people with and without asthma and to …

Asthma in older adults affects quality of life and results in a higher hospitalization rate and
mortality. In common clinical practice, asthma in the elderly is underdiagnosed and …