Asthma control — Practical suggestions for practicing doctors in family practice
Many surveys of asthma care suggest that only 5% of asthmatics are meeting the ‘Goals of asthma management’ as set out in the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Despite the availability of useful asthma therapies and treatment strategies, the morbidity from asthma has remained significa...
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| author | Robin J. Green Refiloe Masekela Thaneshvari Moodley Omolemo Kitchin |
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| description | Many surveys of asthma care suggest that only 5% of asthmatics are meeting the ‘Goals of asthma management’ as set out in the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Despite the availability of useful asthma therapies and treatment strategies, the morbidity from asthma has remained significant. This review includes practical suggestions on optimal asthma control for the family practitioner. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eba571bb3dbd42a1985059e0dcb397ab2025-08-20T03:43:47ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042008-04-0150210.1080/20786204.2008.10873688891Asthma control — Practical suggestions for practicing doctors in family practiceRobin J. Green0Refiloe Masekela1Thaneshvari Moodley2Omolemo Kitchin3Head Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, University of PretoriaDivision of Paediatric Pulmonology, University of PretoriaDivision of Paediatric Pulmonology, University of PretoriaDivision of Paediatric Pulmonology, University of PretoriaMany surveys of asthma care suggest that only 5% of asthmatics are meeting the ‘Goals of asthma management’ as set out in the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Despite the availability of useful asthma therapies and treatment strategies, the morbidity from asthma has remained significant. This review includes practical suggestions on optimal asthma control for the family practitioner.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1099asthmacontrolpracticing doctors |
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