1. Adherence to follow-up recommendations in asthma.
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van Gent, R., de Meer, G., Rovers, M. M., Kimpen, J. L. L., van der Ent, C. K., and van Essen, L. E. M.
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ASTHMA diagnosis ,PEDIATRIC diagnosis ,OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases ,PEDIATRIC respiratory diseases ,BRONCHIAL provocation tests ,DISEASE risk factors ,QUANTITATIVE research - Abstract
A cross-sectional study showed that 130 out of 1758 (8%) primary school children without a previous asthma diagnosis had undiagnosed asthma. Thirty-eight per cent of their parents refused to visit a general practitioner for this disorder. Factors associated with the refusal were high maternal education, mild symptoms and absence of airway reversibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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