Journal of Asthma, Volume 53, Issue 4 (2016)

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Journal of Asthma, Volume 53, Issue 4 (2016)

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Genetics

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Genetic variants of ADAM33 are associated with asthma susceptibility in the Punjabi population of Pakistan
Muhammad Farooq Sabar PhD, Muhammad Usman Ghani MPhil, Mariam Shahid PhD, Aleena Sumrin PhD, Amjad Ali PhD, Muhammad Akram MSc, Muhammad Akram Tariq PhD & Iqbal Bano MBBS
Pages: 341-348
Published online: 22 Jan 2016
AbstractforGenetic variants of ADAM33 are associated with asthma susceptibility in the Punjabi population of Pakistan | Full Text | References | PDF (609.7 KB)
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Epidemiology

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Asthma insights from Jordan: cross-sectional observational study
Basima A. Almomani PhD, Nour A. Al-Sawalha PhD, Shaher M. Samrah MD, Jacqueline M. Gamble PhD & Miral A. Al Momani MD
Pages: 349-355
Published online: 22 Jan 2016
AbstractforAsthma insights from Jordan: cross-sectional observational study | Full Text | References | PDF (210.2 KB)
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Trends in allergy prevalence among children aged 0–17 years by asthma status, United States, 2001–2013
Lara J. Akinbami MD, Alan E. Simon MD & Kenneth C. Schoendorf MD, MPH
Pages: 356-362
Published online: 22 Jan 2016
AbstractforTrends in allergy prevalence among children aged 0–17 years by asthma status, United States, 2001–2013 | Full Text | References | PDF (360.6 KB)
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Environmental Determinants

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Assessment of pet exposure by self-report in epidemiological studies of allergy and asthma: a systematic review
Christian Apfelbacher PhD, Edward Frew MBBS, Ally Xiang MBBS, Alex Apfel MBBS & Helen Smith MD
Pages: 363-373
Published online: 19 Jan 2016
AbstractforAssessment of pet exposure by self-report in epidemiological studies of allergy and asthma: a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (236.3 KB)
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In utero exposure to pets is associated with asthma and wheezing in Mexican American children
Kamal Eldeirawi PhD, Colin Kunzweiler MS, Angela M. T. Combs MSN, MPH & Victoria W. Persky MD
Pages: 374-381
Published online: 21 Jan 2016
AbstractforIn utero exposure to pets is associated with asthma and wheezing in Mexican American children | Full Text | References | PDF (185 KB)
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Occupational

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Effect of Asthma Call-back Survey methodology changes on work-related asthma estimates, 19 states, 2007–2012
Katelynn E. Dodd MPH, ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellow & Jacek M. Mazurek MD, MS, PhD
Pages: 382-386
Published online: 10 Feb 2016
AbstractforEffect of Asthma Call-back Survey methodology changes on work-related asthma estimates, 19 states, 2007–2012 | Full Text | References | PDF (151.7 KB)
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Pediatric

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Predicting future emergency department visits and hospitalizations for asthma using the Pediatric Asthma Control and Communication Instrument – Emergency Department version (PACCI-ED)
Dominic J. Wu BS, Evelyn Hipolito BS, Andrew Bilderback MS, Sande O. Okelo MD & Aris Garro MD, MPH
Pages: 387-391
Published online: 22 Jan 2016
AbstractforPredicting future emergency department visits and hospitalizations for asthma using the Pediatric Asthma Control and Communication Instrument – Emergency Department version (PACCI-ED) | Full Text | References | PDF (150.8 KB)
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Mental Health

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Burden of mental illness on hospital and patient outcomes among asthma hospitalizations
Benjamin J. Becerra DrPH, MPH, MS, Jim E. Banta PhD, MPH, Mark Ghamsary PhD, Leslie R. Martin PhD, MA & Nasia Safdar MD, PhD
Pages: 392-397
Published online: 29 Jan 2016
AbstractforBurden of mental illness on hospital and patient outcomes among asthma hospitalizations | Full Text | References | PDF (156.6 KB)
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Effects of poor asthma control, insomnia, anxiety and depression on quality of life in young asthmatics
Fredrik Sundbom MD, Andrei Malinovschi MD, PhD, Eva Lindberg MD, PhD, Kjell Alving MD, PhD & Christer Janson MD, PhD
Pages: 398-403
Published online: 22 Jan 2016
AbstractforEffects of poor asthma control, insomnia, anxiety and depression on quality of life in young asthmatics | Full Text | References | PDF (329.4 KB)
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Diagnosis

Diagnostic accuracy of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies
Zhi Guo MD, PhD, Ying Wang MD, PhD, Guohong Xing MD, PhD & Xin Wang MD
Pages: 404-412
Published online: 21 Jan 2016
AbstractforDiagnostic accuracy of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB)
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A literature review of the evidence that a 12% improvement in FEV1 is an appropriate cut-off for children
Russell J. Hopp DO & Muhammad A. Pasha MD
Pages: 413-418
Published online: 20 Jan 2016
AbstractforA literature review of the evidence that a 12% improvement in FEV1 is an appropriate cut-off for children | Full Text | References | PDF (166.5 KB)
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Management and Control

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Feasibility of a worksheet for facilitating self-management in children with asthma
Kyrie L. Shomaker MD & Stephanie H. DeVeau-Rosen MD
Pages: 419-426
Published online: 29 Jan 2016
AbstractforFeasibility of a worksheet for facilitating self-management in children with asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (267.3 KB)
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Patients’ needs in asthma treatment: development and initial validation of the NEAT questionnaire
Adrian Loerbroks PhD, Verena Leucht BSc, Susanne Keuneke PhD, Christian J. Apfelbacher PhD, Aziz Sheikh MD & Peter Angerer MD
Pages: 427-437
Published online: 19 Jan 2016
AbstractforPatients’ needs in asthma treatment: development and initial validation of the NEAT questionnaire | Full Text | References | PDF (219.1 KB)
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Asthma Control Test and Asthma Control Questionnaire: factorial validity, reliability and correspondence in assessing status and change in asthma control
Michael Schuler PhD, Hermann Faller PhD, MD, Michael Wittmann MD & Konrad Schultz MD
Pages: 438-445
Published online: 21 Jan 2016
AbstractforAsthma Control Test and Asthma Control Questionnaire: factorial validity, reliability and correspondence in assessing status and change in asthma control | Full Text | References | PDF (245.7 KB)
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Alternative Medicine

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The immune-modulatory effects of a mixed herbal formula on dendritic cells and CD4+ T lymphocytes in the treatment of dust mite allergy asthma and perennial allergic rhinitis
Sien-Hung Yang MD, PhD, Chia-Li Yu MD, PhD, Yi-Han Yang MB, ChB & Yi-Hsun Yang
Pages: 446-451
Published online: 21 Jan 2016
AbstractforThe immune-modulatory effects of a mixed herbal formula on dendritic cells and CD4+ T lymphocytes in the treatment of dust mite allergy asthma and perennial allergic rhinitis | Full Text | References | PDF (162.4 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Early diagnosis based on clinical history and BALF for successful management of smoking-induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia without unnecessary antibiotic usage: a case report
Jee In Song MD, Yang-Ki Kim MD, PhD, Jung Hwa Hwang MD, PhD & Hyeon-Jong Yang MD, PhD
Pages: 452-455
Published online: 21 Jan 2016
AbstractforEarly diagnosis based on clinical history and BALF for successful management of smoking-induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia without unnecessary antibiotic usage: a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (587.8 KB)
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