Journal of Asthma, Volume 53, Issue 6 (2016)

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Journal of Asthma, Volume 53, Issue 6 (2016)

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Editorial

Article
What lies beyond Asthma Control Test: Suggestions for clinical practice
Marco Caminati MD, Cristian Caimmi MD, Annarita Dama MD, Michele Schiappoli MD, Giovanni Passalacqua MD & Gianenrico Senna MD
Pages: 559-562
Published online: 22 Apr 2016
AbstractforWhat lies beyond Asthma Control Test: Suggestions for clinical practice | Full Text | References | PDF (216.9 KB)
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Review

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A review of prednisolone prescribing for children with acute asthma in the UK
Francis J. Gilchrist MBChB(Honours), MRCPCH, PhD, Adil N. Ahmad MBBS, BSc, Hannah K. Batchelor BSc, PhD, John F. Marriott BSc, PhD & Warren Lenney MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, DCH
Pages: 563-566
Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforA review of prednisolone prescribing for children with acute asthma in the UK | Full Text | References | PDF (216.1 KB)
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Genetics

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Genetic risk of TNFSF4 and FAM167A-BLK polymorphisms in children with asthma and allergic rhinitis in a Han Chinese population
Yun Liu MS, Xia Ke PhD, Hou-Yong Kang PhD, Xiao-Qiang Wang PhD, Yang Shen PhD & Su-Ling Hong PhD
Pages: 567-575
Published online: 18 Apr 2016
AbstractforGenetic risk of TNFSF4 and FAM167A-BLK polymorphisms in children with asthma and allergic rhinitis in a Han Chinese population | Full Text | References | PDF (209.2 KB)
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Review
Association between thromboxane A2 receptor polymorphisms and asthma risk: A meta-analysis
Yilin Pan MD, Shaojun Li MD, Xinming Xie PhD & Manxiang Li MD, PhD
Pages: 576-582
Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforAssociation between thromboxane A2 receptor polymorphisms and asthma risk: A meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (428.6 KB)
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Comparison of serum biomarkers between patients with asthma and with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Seon-Sook Han MD, PhD, Won Ho Lee MD, Yoonki Hong MD, Woo Jin Kim MD, PhD, JeongHee Yang MD, PhD, Myoung Nam Lim MD, Seung-Joon Lee MD, PhD & Jae-Woo Kwon MD
Pages: 583-588
Published online: 22 Apr 2016
AbstractforComparison of serum biomarkers between patients with asthma and with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Full Text | References | PDF (329.9 KB)
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Pathogenesis

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Reduced clot retraction rate and altered platelet energy production in patients with asthma
Maria Magdalena Tomasiak-Lozowska MD, PhD, Tomasz Rusak PhD, Tomasz Misztal PhD, Anna Bodzenta-Lukaszyk MD, PhD & Marian Tomasiak PhD
Pages: 589-598
Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforReduced clot retraction rate and altered platelet energy production in patients with asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (779.3 KB)
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Pediatric Asthma

Letter
Manual external chest compression in severe pediatric asthma
Rebecca Brooks MD & Eli Michael Eisenstein MD
Pages: 599-600
Published online: 22 Apr 2016
CitationforManual external chest compression in severe pediatric asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (118.8 KB)
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Toxocariasis and childhood asthma: A case-control study
Priscila Silva Cadore MHSc, Linjie Zhang MD, PhD, Liliam de Lima Lemos MHSc, Carolina Lorenzi MHSc, Paula de Lima Telmo MHSc, Paula Costa dos Santos MHSc, Gabriela Torres Mattos MHSc, Flávia Saraçol Vignol MD, Silvio O. M. Prietsch MD, PhD, Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne PhD & Carlos James Scaini PhD
Pages: 601-606
Published online: 22 Apr 2016
AbstractforToxocariasis and childhood asthma: A case-control study | Full Text | References | PDF (190.2 KB)
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Review
Pediatric acute asthma exacerbations: Evaluation and management from emergency department to intensive care unit
Brittany Pardue Jones MD, Geoffrey M. Fleming MD, Jaime Kaye Otillio MD, Ishan Asokan MSc, BA & Donald H. Arnold MD, MPH
Pages: 607-617
Published online: 26 Apr 2016
AbstractforPediatric acute asthma exacerbations: Evaluation and management from emergency department to intensive care unit | Full Text | References | PDF (337.2 KB)
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Review
Chlamydia pneumoniae, and mycoplasma pneumoniae: Are they related to severe asthma in childhood?
Ricardo Iramain MD, PhD, Raùl De Jesús MD, Cristopher Spitters MD, PhD, Alfredo Jara MD, Jimmy Jimenez MD, Norma Bogado MD & Laura Cardozo MD
Pages: 618-621
Published online: 27 Apr 2016
AbstractforChlamydia pneumoniae, and mycoplasma pneumoniae: Are they related to severe asthma in childhood? | Full Text | References | PDF (164.5 KB)
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Improving pediatric asthma care: A partnership between pediatric primary care clinics and a free-standing Children's Hospital
Shahid I. Sheikh MD, Marjorie Chrysler RRT, Nancy A. Ryan-Wenger PhD, RN, Don Hayes Jr. MD, MSKaren S. McCoy MD
Pages: 622-628
Published online: 15 Apr 2016
AbstractforImproving pediatric asthma care: A partnership between pediatric primary care clinics and a free-standing Children's Hospital | Full Text | References | PDF (345.1 KB)
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Review

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Asthma control and need for future asthma controller therapy among inner-city Hispanic asthmatic children engaged in a pediatric asthma disease management program (the Breathmobile program, Mobile Asthma Care for Kids Network)
Lyne Scott MD, Marilyn Li MD, Salima Thobani MD, Breck Nichols MD, Tricia Morphew MS & Kenny Yat-Choi Kwong MD
Pages: 629-634
Published online: 24 May 2016
AbstractforAsthma control and need for future asthma controller therapy among inner-city Hispanic asthmatic children engaged in a pediatric asthma disease management program (the Breathmobile program, Mobile Asthma Care for Kids Network) | Full Text | References | PDF (244.4 KB)
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Asthma Comorbidities

Article
Occurrence and impact of sinusitis in patients with asthma and/or allergic rhinitis
Sandeep Sahay MD, Kamal Gera MD, Satish K Bhargava MD & Ashok Shah MD
Pages: 635-643
Published online: 11 Apr 2016
AbstractforOccurrence and impact of sinusitis in patients with asthma and/or allergic rhinitis | Full Text | References | PDF (266.2 KB)
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Asthma Control

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Factors affecting ability to achieve asthma control in adult patients with moderate to severe persistent asthma
Lyne Scott MD, Marilyn Li MD, Salima Thobani MD, Breck Nichols MD, Tricia Morphew MS & Kenny Yat-Choi Kwong MD
Pages: 644-649
Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforFactors affecting ability to achieve asthma control in adult patients with moderate to severe persistent asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (179.7 KB)
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Alternative Complementary Medicine

Review
Herbal medicine for adults with asthma: A systematic review
Johannah L. Shergis PhD, Lei Wu MD, Anthony L. Zhang PhD, Xinfeng Guo PhD, Chuanjian Lu PhD & Charlie C. Xue PhD
Pages: 650-659
Published online: 12 May 2016
AbstractforHerbal medicine for adults with asthma: A systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (627 KB)
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Case Report

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Case reports – When bronchial obstruction in the young adult is not asthma and inhalers do not help
Anne Sigvard MD & Uffe Bødtger MD, PhD
Pages: 660-664
Published online: 12 May 2016
AbstractforCase reports – When bronchial obstruction in the young adult is not asthma and inhalers do not help | Full Text | References | PDF (328.5 KB)
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