Background Surprisingly little is known about asthma control among asthmatics who smoke.
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate asthma symptom control according …

Background: Achievement of optimal asthma control is the goal of the Global Initiative for
Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Methods: In a survey involving 281 physicians, asthma control …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the remission rate of adult asthma in a
general population sample in relation to age, sex, asthma symptoms, allergic rhinitis and …

Asthmatics in the community suffer morbidity due to poor asthma control. The Global
Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines established minimum goals for the management of …

ABSTRACT Background Asthma program in Finland decreased asthma-related mortality
and expenses of care on national level, but there is lack of data on adherence to treatment …

BACKGROUND: In patients with asthma, smoking has been associated with accelerated
decline in pulmonary function, poor disease control and reduced responsiveness to …

Background: Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world, and previous
studies have reported low levels of control. Recent developments in the availability and use …

Smokers and patients with heavy smoking history have usually been excluded from clinical
studies of asthma. Thus, little is known about the impact of lifelong, cumulative tobacco …

Introduction: Smoking worsens all aspects of asthma and smoking cessation improves them.
We assessed the percentage of severe asthmatics who smoke and correlation of smoking …

Suboptimal asthma control may be caused by a combination of factors, such as
nonadherence to guidelines, lack of compliance, and poor asthma education. The aim was …