Journal of Asthma, Volume 52, Issue 4 (2015)

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Journal of Asthma, Volume 52, Issue 4 (2015)

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Review Article

Vocal cord dysfunction in bronchial asthma. A review article
Majdy Idrees MD, FRCPC & J. Mark FitzGerald MB, FRCPC
Pages: 327-335
Published online: 20 Nov 2014
AbstractforVocal cord dysfunction in bronchial asthma. A review article | Full Text | References | PDF (606.7 KB)
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Mechanisms

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Lower values of VEGF in endometrial secretion are a possible cause of subfertility in non-atopic asthmatic patients
Elisabeth Juul Gade MD, Simon Francis Thomsen PhD, Svend Lindenberg DMSc, Nick S. Macklon MD & Vibeke Backer DMSc
Pages: 336-342
Published online: 08 Oct 2014
AbstractforLower values of VEGF in endometrial secretion are a possible cause of subfertility in non-atopic asthmatic patients | Full Text | References | PDF (141.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Genetics

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Differential gene expression profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in childhood asthma
Qian Kong PhD, Wen-Jing Li MM, Hua-Rong Huang MM, Ying-Qiang Zhong PhD & Jian-Pei Fang PhD
Pages: 343-352
Published online: 06 Nov 2014
AbstractforDifferential gene expression profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in childhood asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (779.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Genetic variation within the histamine pathway among patients with asthma – a pilot study
Nikita Raje MD, Carrie A. Vyhlidal PhD, Hongying Dai PhD & Bridgette L. Jones MD
Pages: 353-362
Published online: 30 Oct 2014
AbstractforGenetic variation within the histamine pathway among patients with asthma – a pilot study | Full Text | References | PDF (409.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Risk Factors for Asthma

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The impact of combat deployment on asthma diagnosis and severity
Sally P. DelVecchio DO, Jacob F. Collen MD, Lisa L. Zacher MD & Michael J. Morris MD
Pages: 363-369
Published online: 22 Oct 2014
AbstractforThe impact of combat deployment on asthma diagnosis and severity | Full Text | References | PDF (289.9 KB)
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Article
The FACT score in predicting pneumococcal antibody levels in asthmatics
Jenna C. Podjasek M.D., Ji A. Jung M.D., PhD, Hirohito Kita M.D., Miguel A. Park M.D. & Young J. Juhn M.D., M.P.H.
Pages: 370-375
Published online: 22 Oct 2014
AbstractforThe FACT score in predicting pneumococcal antibody levels in asthmatics | Full Text | References | PDF (231.9 KB)
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Oral hygiene and dental status as factors related to asthma in high school and college students
Mario H. Vargas MD, MSc, Francisco Macedo-Sánchez MD, Cuauhtémoc Solís-Torres CPA, MSc, Horacio Rubio-Monteverde MD & María E.Y. Furuya MD, PhD
Pages: 376-381
Published online: 05 Nov 2014
AbstractforOral hygiene and dental status as factors related to asthma in high school and college students | Full Text | References | PDF (162.1 KB)
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Pediatric Asthma

Efficacy of high-dose vitamin D in pediatric asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Supichaya Pojsupap MD, Klevis Iliriani BSc (Hons), MB BCH BAO (candidate), Tatiana Zorub Assis Loreto Sampaio MD, Katie O’Hearn R Kin, MSc, Thomas Kovesi MD, Kusum Menon MD, MSc & James Dayre McNally MD, PhD
Pages: 382-390
Published online: 21 Nov 2014
AbstractforEfficacy of high-dose vitamin D in pediatric asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (823.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Pediatric pulmonologists approach to the pre-operative management of the asthmatic child
Keren Armoni-Domany MD, Guy Gut MD, Ruth Soferman MD & Yakov Sivan MD
Pages: 391-397
Published online: 02 Dec 2014
AbstractforPediatric pulmonologists approach to the pre-operative management of the asthmatic child | Full Text | References | PDF (367.6 KB)
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Occupational Asthma

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The use of a work-related asthma screening questionnaire in a primary care asthma program: an intervention trial
Katie R. Killorn MSc, Suzanne M. Dostaler MSc, Patti A. Groome PhD & M. Diane Lougheed MD, MSc
Pages: 398-406
Published online: 30 Oct 2014
AbstractforThe use of a work-related asthma screening questionnaire in a primary care asthma program: an intervention trial | Full Text | References | PDF (882.4 KB)
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Pharmacotherapy

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Principal findings of systematic reviews for chronic treatment in childhood asthma
Jose A. Castro-Rodriguez MD, PhD, Gustavo J. Rodrigo MD & Carlos E. Rodriguez-Martinez MD, MSc
Pages: 407-416
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforPrincipal findings of systematic reviews for chronic treatment in childhood asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (285.9 KB)
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Characteristics of eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic asthma during treatment with inhaled corticosteroids
Toshiki Furukawa MD, Takuro Sakagami MD, PhD, Toshiyuki Koya MD, PhD, Takashi Hasegawa MD, PhD, Hidenori Kawakami MD, PhD, Yosuke Kimura MD, Yoshifumi Hoshino MD, Hirotaka Sakamoto MD, Kenjiro Shima MD, Keisuke Tsukioka MD, Mio Toyama MD, Masachika Hayashi MD, PhD, Hiroshi Kagamu MD, PhD, Ei-ichi Suzuki MD, PhD & Ichiei Narita MD, PhD
Pages: 417-422
Published online: 11 Nov 2014
AbstractforCharacteristics of eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic asthma during treatment with inhaled corticosteroids | Full Text | References | PDF (250.5 KB)
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Status Asthmaticus

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Outcomes of invasive mechanical ventilation in children and adolescents hospitalized due to status asthmaticus in United States: a population based study
Sankeerth Rampa MPH, Veerajalandhar Allareddy MD, Rahimullah Asad MD, Romesh P. Nalliah BDS, Veerasathpurush Allareddy PhD & Alexandre T. Rotta MD
Pages: 423-430
Published online: 14 Oct 2014
AbstractforOutcomes of invasive mechanical ventilation in children and adolescents hospitalized due to status asthmaticus in United States: a population based study | Full Text | References | PDF (137.2 KB)
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Adherence and Asthma Control

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Adolescents’ inhaled corticosteroid adherence: the importance of treatment perceptions and medication knowledge
Ellen S. Koster PhD, Daphne Philbert MSc, Nina A. Winters PharmD & Marcel L. Bouvy PhD, PharmD
Pages: 431-436
Published online: 05 Nov 2014
AbstractforAdolescents’ inhaled corticosteroid adherence: the importance of treatment perceptions and medication knowledge | Full Text | References | PDF (230.8 KB)
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