Review
[Treatment of asthma in children: revised international guidelines not suitable for use in the Netherlands]
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Dutch]
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Review
[Treatment of asthma in children: revised international guidelines not suitable for use in the Netherlands]
[Article in
Dutch]
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd.
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Abstract
The most recent revision of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines for the treatment of asthma propose to classify and monitor the disease based on asthma control. This concept is attractive but not evidence based. Based on methodological shortcomings the revised GINA guidelines fail to meet the standards for evidence-based guidelines. Inhaled corticosteroids are and remain the cornerstone of asthma management in children. Extensive explanation to children and their parents, intensive followup, and instruction of and adherence to a correct inhalation technique are key factors in effective treatment of asthma in children.
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[The practice guideline 'Asthma in adults' (second revision) from the Dutch College of General Practitioners; a response from the perspective of general practice].Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2008 May 17;152(20):1136-7. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2008. PMID: 18549136 Dutch.