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Asthma in children: current thinking and future directions
Author(s) -
Dowden Angela
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1437
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , current (fluid) , control (management) , intensive care medicine , asthma management , pediatrics , family medicine , immunology , artificial intelligence , electrical engineering , computer science , engineering
Asthma in childhood is common, with the UK having one of the highest prevalence rates in the world. This article describes the current stepwise management of asthma in children, outlines some of the steps being taken to tackle persistently poor asthma control and discusses new treatment approaches that may lead to improved control in the future.