Journal of Asthma, Volume 55, Issue 12 (2018)

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Journal of Asthma, Volume 55, Issue 12 (2018)

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Mental health and asthma

Article
The relationship between asthma and depression in a community-based sample
Mahima Akula, Alexandra Kulikova MS, David A. Khan MD & E. Sherwood Brown MD, PhD
Pages: 1271-1277
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforThe relationship between asthma and depression in a community-based sample | Full Text | References | PDF (721.4 KB)
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Occupational asthma

Article
The efficacy and safety of mannitol challenge in a workplace setting for assessing asthma prevalence
Marcelo B. de Menezes MD, PhD, Erica Ferraz PhD, John D. Brannan PhD, Edson Z. Martinez PhD & Elcio O. Vianna MD, PhD
Pages: 1278-1285
Published online: 04 Jan 2018
AbstractforThe efficacy and safety of mannitol challenge in a workplace setting for assessing asthma prevalence | Full Text | References | PDF (815.8 KB)
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Obesity

Review
A review of obesity and asthma across the life span
Faiza Khalid MD & Fernando Holguin MD
Pages: 1286-1300
Published online: 08 Feb 2018
AbstractforA review of obesity and asthma across the life span | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Underserved Populations

Review
Educational and home-environment asthma interventions for children in urban, low-income, minority families
Kristen Welker M.S., Laura Nabors PhD, ABPP, Myia Lang M.A. & Jonathan Bernstein MD
Pages: 1301-1314
Published online: 08 Feb 2018
AbstractforEducational and home-environment asthma interventions for children in urban, low-income, minority families | Full Text | References | PDF (970.5 KB)
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Adolescent asthma

Article
An integrated operational definition and conceptual model of asthma self-management in teens
Jennifer Mammen PhD, NP-C, Hyekyun Rhee PhD, PNP, Sally A. Norton PhD, RN, Arlene M. Butz ScD, CRNP, Jill S. Halterman MD, MPH & Kimberly Arcoleo PhD, MPH
Pages: 1315-1327
Published online: 19 Jan 2018
AbstractforAn integrated operational definition and conceptual model of asthma self-management in teens | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Adolescent Asthma

Case Report
Perimenstrual asthma: Report of a case with therapeutic intervention of oral prednisone
Zhang Lei PhD, Deng Yanhan PhD, Wang Yi PhD, Xiong Shengdao MD, PhD & Xiong Weining MD, PhD
Pages: 1328-1330
Published online: 27 Mar 2018
AbstractforPerimenstrual asthma: Report of a case with therapeutic intervention of oral prednisone | Full Text | References | PDF (638.1 KB)
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Diagnosis

Article
Use of tidal breathing curves for evaluating expiratory airway obstruction in infants
Avigdor Hevroni MD, Aliza Goldman RN MSc, Miriam Blank-Brachfeld MSc, Wiessam Abu Ahmad MA, Lior Ben-Dov BSc, BScPharm & Chaim Springer MD
Pages: 1331-1337
Published online: 15 Jan 2018
AbstractforUse of tidal breathing curves for evaluating expiratory airway obstruction in infants | Full Text | References | PDF (969.9 KB)
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Article
Specific airway resistance is a better outcome parameter in bronchial provocation testing compared to FEV1 in patients with bronchial asthma
S. A. van Nederveen-Bendien MD, J. Vahl MD & H. G. M. Heijerman MD, PhD
Pages: 1338-1342
Published online: 17 Jan 2018
AbstractforSpecific airway resistance is a better outcome parameter in bronchial provocation testing compared to FEV1 in patients with bronchial asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (837.6 KB)
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Article
Impulse oscillometry and spirometry exhibit different features of lung function in bronchodilation
Youn Ho Sheen MD, PhD, Hye Mi Jee MD, Eun Kyo Ha MD, Ho Min Jang MD, Seung Jin Lee MD, Shinhae Lee MD, Kyung Suk Lee MD, PhD, Young-Ho Jung MD, PhD, Sun Hee Choi MD, PhD, Myung Hyun Sohn MD, PhD & Man Yong Han MD
Pages: 1343-1351
Published online: 04 Jan 2018
AbstractforImpulse oscillometry and spirometry exhibit different features of lung function in bronchodilation | Full Text | References | PDF (1,014.8 KB)
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Adherence

Article
Concordance among children, caregivers, and clinicians on barriers to controller medication use
Carolyn M. Arnold MPH, Paul J. Bixenstine MD, Tina L. Cheng MD MPH & Megan M. Tschudy MD MPH
Pages: 1352-1361
Published online: 08 Feb 2018
AbstractforConcordance among children, caregivers, and clinicians on barriers to controller medication use | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Article
Family caregivers' reported nonadherence to the controller medication of asthma in children in Casablanca (Morocco): Extent and associated factors
Sandra Ménard MSc, Jalila Jbilou MD, PhD & Sophie Lauzier PhD
Pages: 1362-1372
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforFamily caregivers' reported nonadherence to the controller medication of asthma in children in Casablanca (Morocco): Extent and associated factors | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Case Report
Reduction in exhaled nitric oxide tracks improved patient inhaler compliance in difficult asthma–a case study
Eoin Hunt, Deirdre Flynn BSc, Elaine MacHale BSc, Richard W. Costello FRCPI & Desmond M. Murphy FRCPI
Pages: 1373-1375
Published online: 26 Dec 2017
AbstractforReduction in exhaled nitric oxide tracks improved patient inhaler compliance in difficult asthma–a case study | Full Text | References | PDF (690.2 KB)
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Alternative Treatment

Article
Flexibility and strength training in asthma: A pilot study
Sara Olenich, Graeme Waterworth, Gary J. Badger, Bruce Levy, Elliot Israel & Helene M. Langevin
Pages: 1376-1383
Published online: 08 Feb 2018
AbstractforFlexibility and strength training in asthma: A pilot study | Full Text | References | PDF (904.3 KB)
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Case Report

Letter
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 in patient with severe allergic asthma treated with omalizumab
Anna Rams MD, Marek Żółciński MD, PhD, Weronika Zastrzeżyńska MD, Stanisław Polański MSc, Agnieszka Serafin MSc, Joanna Wilańska MSc, Jacek Musiał MD, PhD & Stanisława Bazan-Socha MD, PhD
Pages: 1384-1386
Published online: 04 Jan 2018
AbstractforAutoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 in patient with severe allergic asthma treated with omalizumab | Full Text | References | PDF (639.3 KB)
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