Open AccessCharacterisation of the Australian Adult Population Living with Asthma: Severe - Exacerbation Frequency, Long-Term OCS Use and Adverse Effects
Author(s) -
Kerry Hancock,
Sinthia BosnicAnticevich,
John Blakey,
Mark Hew,
Li Ping Chung,
Biljana Cvetkovski,
Scott Claxton,
Peter Del Fante,
Eve Denton,
Joe Doan,
Kanchanamala Ranasinghe,
Lucy Morgan,
Anita Sharma,
Peter Smith,
Debra Stewart,
Philip J. Thompson,
Russell Wiseman,
John W. Upham,
Kwok Yan,
Victoria Carter,
Kiranjeet Dhillon,
Florian Heraud,
Thao Le,
Rebecca Vella,
David Price
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pragmatic and observational research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7266
DOI - 10.2147/por.s360044
Subject(s) - exacerbation , term (time) , medicine , asthma exacerbations , adverse effect , asthma , population , pediatrics , environmental health , physics , quantum mechanics
Asthma poses a significant burden for the Australian population. Understanding severe exacerbation rates, and steroid-related burden for adults diagnosed with asthma stands to offer insights into how this could be reduced.