Journal of Asthma, Volume 53, Issue 9 (2016)

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Journal of Asthma, Volume 53, Issue 9 (2016)

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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Assessment of pet exposure by questionnaires in epidemiological studies (but also in clinical practice!): Why the questions should be simplified?
Gennaro Liccardi MD, Antonello Salzillo MD, Luigino Calzetta PhD, Amedeo Piccolo MD & Paola Rogliani MD
Pages: 879-881
Published online: 11 Jul 2016
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Review

Review
The difference in amount of physical activity performed by children with and without asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Raisa Cassim BSc, MSc, Jennifer J. Koplin BSc, PhD, Shyamali C. Dharmage MBBS, MSc, MD, PhD, Baddewithana C. V. Senaratna MBBS, MSc, MD, Caroline J. Lodge MBBS, GradDipEpi, PhD, Adrian J. Lowe BBSc, MPH, PhD & Melissa A. Russell B Phys, PhD
Pages: 882-892
Published online: 24 Jul 2016
AbstractforThe difference in amount of physical activity performed by children with and without asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (384.7 KB)
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Physiology

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Inspiratory muscle function in asthmatic and healthy subjects: influence of age, nutrition and physical activity
João Paulo Heinzmann-Filho PhD, Fernanda Maria Vendrusculo MsC, Cristhiele Taís Woszezenki MsC, Taila Cristina Piva, Andressa Nunes Santos, Andressa Bombardi Barcellos, Bruna Brufatto Vagliatti, Débora Gonzales Corrêa, Rita Mattiello PhD & Márcio Vinícius Fagundes Donadio PhD
Pages: 893-899
Published online: 16 Jun 2016
AbstractforInspiratory muscle function in asthmatic and healthy subjects: influence of age, nutrition and physical activity | Full Text | References | PDF (310.4 KB)
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Biomarkers

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Circulating periostin level in asthmatic pregnancy
István Ivancsó MD, PhD, Anikó Bohács MD, PhD, Balázs Szalay MD, PhD, Gergely Toldi MD, PhD, Magdolna E. Szilasi MD, Veronika Müller MD, DSc, György Losonczy MD, DSc, János Rigó Jr. MD, DSc, Barna Vásárhelyi MD, DSc & Lilla Tamási MD, PhD
Pages: 900-906
Published online: 08 Jul 2016
AbstractforCirculating periostin level in asthmatic pregnancy | Full Text | References | PDF (335.7 KB)
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Phenotypes/Endotypes

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Asthma susceptibility variants are more strongly associated with clinically similar subgroups
Emilie Lavoie-Charland MSc, Jean-Christophe Bérubé MSc, Louis-Philippe Boulet MD, FRCPC, FCCP & Yohan Bossé PhD
Pages: 907-913
Published online: 23 Jun 2016
AbstractforAsthma susceptibility variants are more strongly associated with clinically similar subgroups | Full Text | References | PDF (399.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
CT-assessed large airway involvement and lung function decline in eosinophilic asthma: The association between induced sputum eosinophil differential counts and airway remodeling
Hideki Inoue MD, PhD, Isao Ito MD, PhD, FCCP, Akio Niimi MD, PhD, Hisako Matsumoto MD, PhD, Hirofumi Matsuoka MD, PhD, Makiko Jinnai MD, PhD, Tomoshi Takeda MD, PhD, Tsuyoshi Oguma MD, PhD, Kojiro Otsuka MD, PhD, Hitoshi Nakaji MD, PhD, Tomoko Tajiri MD, PhD, Toshiyuki Iwata MD, Tadao Nagasaki MD, PhD, Yoshihiro Kanemitsu MD, PhD & Michiaki Mishima MD, PhD
Pages: 914-921
Published online: 27 Jun 2016
AbstractforCT-assessed large airway involvement and lung function decline in eosinophilic asthma: The association between induced sputum eosinophil differential counts and airway remodeling | Full Text | References | PDF (379 KB) | Supplemental
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Mental Health

Article
Altered intrinsic regional brain activity in female asthmatics with or without depressive symptoms: A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Xingyu Xiong MD, Hongru Zhu PhD, Ting Wang PhD & Yulin Ji MD
Pages: 922-929
Published online: 27 Jun 2016
AbstractforAltered intrinsic regional brain activity in female asthmatics with or without depressive symptoms: A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study | Full Text | References | PDF (489.9 KB)
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Underserved Populations

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A primary care-based asthma program improves recognition and treatment of persistent asthma in inner-city children compared to routine care
Karen Warman MD, MSc & Ellen Silver PhD
Pages: 930-937
Published online: 10 Jun 2016
AbstractforA primary care-based asthma program improves recognition and treatment of persistent asthma in inner-city children compared to routine care | Full Text | References | PDF (530.6 KB)
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Increased identification of the primary care provider as the main source of asthma care among urban minority children
Sabah F. Iqbal MD, Jennifer Jiggetts BA, Cheryl Silverbrook MD, Deborah Q. Shelef MPH, Robert McCarter ScD & Stephen J. Teach MD, MPH
Pages: 938-942
Published online: 01 Jul 2016
AbstractforIncreased identification of the primary care provider as the main source of asthma care among urban minority children | Full Text | References | PDF (391.7 KB)
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Geriatric Asthma

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Asthma, COPD and comorbidities in elderly people
Andrzej Bozek MD, PhD, Barbara Rogala MD, PhD & Piotr Bednarski MD, PhD
Pages: 943-947
Published online: 27 Jun 2016
AbstractforAsthma, COPD and comorbidities in elderly people | Full Text | References | PDF (259.6 KB)
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Adolescent Asthma

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Adolescent, caregiver, and friend preferences for integrating social support and communication features into an asthma self-management app
Courtney A. Roberts MSPH, Lorie L. Geryk PhD, MPH, Adam J. Sage MA, Betsy L. Sleath PhD, Deborah F. Tate PhD, MS & Delesha M. Carpenter PhD, MSPH
Pages: 948-954
Published online: 08 Jul 2016
AbstractforAdolescent, caregiver, and friend preferences for integrating social support and communication features into an asthma self-management app | Full Text | References | PDF (184.3 KB)
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Education

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The integrated care of asthma in Switzerland (INCAS)–study: Patients' perspective of received asthma care and their interest in asthma education
Selina Dürr MSc, Kurt E. Hersberger, Andreas Zeller, Jonas Scheuzger BSc, David Miedinger MD, PhD, Claudia Gregoriano MSc, Jörg D. Leuppi & Claudia Steurer-Stey
Pages: 955-963
Published online: 01 Jul 2016
AbstractforThe integrated care of asthma in Switzerland (INCAS)–study: Patients' perspective of received asthma care and their interest in asthma education | Full Text | References | PDF (325.8 KB)
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Article
Development of a patient decision aid on inhaled corticosteroids use for adults with asthma
Myriam E. Gagné BEd, France Légaré BSc (Arch), MD, PhD, CCMF, FCMF, Jocelyne Moisan PhD & Louis-Philippe Boulet MD, FRCPC, FCCP
Pages: 964-974
Published online: 29 Jun 2016
AbstractforDevelopment of a patient decision aid on inhaled corticosteroids use for adults with asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (433.5 KB)
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Quality of Life

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Asthma-specific health-related quality of life of people in Great Britain: A national survey
Jane Upton PhD, Carine Lewis PhD, Emily Humphreys MA, David Price MB, BChir, FRCGP & Samantha Walker PhD
Pages: 975-982
Published online: 17 Jun 2016
AbstractforAsthma-specific health-related quality of life of people in Great Britain: A national survey | Full Text | References | PDF (282.4 KB)
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Acculturation and quality of life in urban, African American caregivers of children with asthma
Robin S. Everhart PhD, Samantha A. Miadich MA, Gillian G. Leibach MS, Adrienne P. Borschuk MS & Daphne Koinis-Mitchell PhD
Pages: 983-988
Published online: 27 Jun 2016
AbstractforAcculturation and quality of life in urban, African American caregivers of children with asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (180.8 KB)
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