Journal of Asthma, Volume 51, Issue 2 (2014)

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Journal of Asthma, Volume 51, Issue 2 (2014)

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Genetics and Phenotypes

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Cluster analysis identifies characteristic phenotypes of asthma with accelerated lung function decline
Takuro Sakagami MD, PhD, Takashi Hasegawa MD, PhD, Toshiyuki Koya MD, PhD, Toshiki Furukawa MD, Hidenori Kawakami MD, Yosuke Kimura MD, Yoshifumi Hoshino MD, Hirotaka Sakamoto MD, Kenjiro Shima MD, Hiroshi Kagamu MD, PhD, Ei-ichi Suzuki MD, PhD & Ichiei Narita MD, PhD
Pages: 113-118
Published online: 04 Nov 2013
AbstractforCluster analysis identifies characteristic phenotypes of asthma with accelerated lung function decline | Full Text | References | PDF (186.6 KB)
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Biomarkers

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Fibroblast growth factor-2 is a sputum remodeling biomarker of severe asthma
Élyse Y. Bissonnette PhD, Anne-Marie Madore PhD, Jamila Chakir PhD, Michel Laviolette MD, Louis-Philippe Boulet MD, Qutayba Hamid MD, Céline Bergeron MD, Karim Maghni PhD & Catherine Laprise PhD
Pages: 119-126
Published online: 25 Nov 2013
AbstractforFibroblast growth factor-2 is a sputum remodeling biomarker of severe asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (782.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Environmental Determinants

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Types, frequency and impact of asthma triggers on patients’ lives: a quantitative study in five European countries
David Price MA, MB, Bchir, FRCGP, Peter Dale MSc, Emma Elder BSc, MA & Kenneth R. Chapman MD
Pages: 127-135
Published online: 04 Nov 2013
AbstractforTypes, frequency and impact of asthma triggers on patients’ lives: a quantitative study in five European countries | Full Text | References | PDF (246.3 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
The effect of biomass fuel exposure on the prevalence of asthma in adults in India – review of current evidence
Jennifer Trevor MD, Veena Antony MD & Surinder K. Jindal MBBS, MD
Pages: 136-141
Published online: 28 Oct 2013
AbstractforThe effect of biomass fuel exposure on the prevalence of asthma in adults in India – review of current evidence | Full Text | References | PDF (187.1 KB)
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Research Article

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Asthma, tobacco smoke and the indoor environment: a qualitative study of sheltered homeless families
MyMy C. Buu MD, Laura Carter MD, Janine S. Bruce Dr.PH, Elizabeth A. Baca MD, MPA, Brian Greenberg, PhDLisa J. Chamberlain MD, MPH
Pages: 142-148
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforAsthma, tobacco smoke and the indoor environment: a qualitative study of sheltered homeless families | Full Text | References | PDF (165 KB)
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Underserved Populations

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Evaluation of MDI-spacer utilization and technique in caregivers of urban minority children with persistent asthma
Marina Reznik MD, MS, Ellen Johnson Silver PhD & Yu Cao MD
Pages: 149-154
Published online: 22 Oct 2013
AbstractforEvaluation of MDI-spacer utilization and technique in caregivers of urban minority children with persistent asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (423.6 KB)
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Research Article

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Pediatrician qualifications and asthma management behaviors and their association with patient race/ethnicity
Sande O. Okelo MD, PhD, Kristin A. Riekert PhD, Michelle N. Eakin PhD, Andrew L. Bilderback MS, Gregory B. Diette MD, MHS, Cynthia S. Rand PhD & Gayane Yenokyan MD, PhD
Pages: 155-161
Published online: 06 Dec 2013
AbstractforPediatrician qualifications and asthma management behaviors and their association with patient race/ethnicity | Full Text | References | PDF (155.6 KB)
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Education and Health Literacy

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Asthma outcomes are poor among older adults with low health literacy
Alex D. Federman MD, MPH, Michael S. Wolf PhD, Anastasia Sofianou MS, Rachel O’Conor MPH, Melissa Martynenko MPH, Ethan A. Halm MD, MPH, Howard Leventhal PhD & Juan P. Wisnivesky MD, DrPH
Pages: 162-167
Published online: 14 Nov 2013
AbstractforAsthma outcomes are poor among older adults with low health literacy | Full Text | References | PDF (156.4 KB)
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Research Article

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Evaluating the effect of an asthma self-management intervention for rural families
Sharon D. Horner PhD, RN, FAAN & Adama Brown PhD
Pages: 168-177
Published online: 07 Nov 2013
AbstractforEvaluating the effect of an asthma self-management intervention for rural families | Full Text | References | PDF (217.7 KB)
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The impact of limited English proficiency on asthma action plan use
Antonio Riera MD, Aledie Navas-Nazario MD, Veronika Shabanova MPH & Federico E. Vaca MD, MPH
Pages: 178-184
Published online: 26 Nov 2013
AbstractforThe impact of limited English proficiency on asthma action plan use | Full Text | References | PDF (222.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Adolescent Asthma

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Experiences of living with asthma – a focus group study with adolescents and parents of children with asthma
M. Jonsson RN, A-C. Egmar RN, PhD, E. Hallner RA & I. Kull RN, PhD
Pages: 185-192
Published online: 20 Nov 2013
AbstractforExperiences of living with asthma – a focus group study with adolescents and parents of children with asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (210.5 KB)
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Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction

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Asthma and physical activity in multiracial girls from three US sites
Nita Vangeepuram MD, MPH, Kathleen J. McGovern MPH, Susan Teitelbaum PhD, Maida P. Galvez MD, MPH, Susan M. Pinney PhD, Frank M. Biro MD, Lawrence H. Kushi ScD & Mary S. Wolff PhD
Pages: 193-199
Published online: 15 Nov 2013
AbstractforAsthma and physical activity in multiracial girls from three US sites | Full Text | References | PDF (160 KB)
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Emergency Medicine and Care

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The Pediatric Asthma Control and Communication Instrument for the Emergency Department (PACCI-ED) improves physician assessment of asthma morbidity in pediatric emergency department patients
Elizabeth M. Goldberg MD, Ursula Laskowski-Kos MD, Dominic Wu BS, Julia Gutierrez BS, Andrew Bilderback MS, Sande O. Okelo MD, PhD & Aris Garro MD, MPH
Pages: 200-208
Published online: 04 Dec 2013
AbstractforThe Pediatric Asthma Control and Communication Instrument for the Emergency Department (PACCI-ED) improves physician assessment of asthma morbidity in pediatric emergency department patients | Full Text | References | PDF (636.6 KB)
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Psychology and Illness Beliefs

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Asthma from the patient’s perspective
Abir Al-kalemji MD, PhD, Helle Johannesen PhD, Karin Dam Petersen PhD, David Sherson MD & Jesper Baelum MD
Pages: 209-220
Published online: 25 Nov 2013
AbstractforAsthma from the patient’s perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (202.2 KB)
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Pharmacotherapy

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Absence of gargling affects topical adverse symptoms caused by inhaled corticosteroids in females
Ayami Kajiwara BS, Ayana Kita BS, Junji Saruwatari PhD, Kazunori Morita BS, Kentaro Oniki MS, Masato Yamamura MS, Motoji Murase MS, Haruo Koda MS, Seisuke Hirota MS, Tadao Ishizuka PhD & Kazuko Nakagawa MD, PhD
Pages: 221-224
Published online: 19 Nov 2013
AbstractforAbsence of gargling affects topical adverse symptoms caused by inhaled corticosteroids in females | Full Text | References | PDF (135.4 KB) | Supplemental
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