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Comment
. 2018 Nov;67(11):704;706;707.

Should you reassess your patient's asthma diagnosis?

James J Stevermer  1 , Alisa Hayes  2
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Should you reassess your patient's asthma diagnosis?

James J Stevermer et al. J Fam Pract. 2018 Nov.

Abstract

Asthma may not be a permanent diagnosis in adults. A study finds that up to one-third of adults with physician-diagnosed asthma no longer had it after 5 years.

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  • Reevaluation of Diagnosis in Adults With Physician-Diagnosed Asthma.
    Aaron SD, Vandemheen KL, FitzGerald JM, Ainslie M, Gupta S, Lemière C, Field SK, McIvor RA, Hernandez P, Mayers I, Mulpuru S, Alvarez GG, Pakhale S, Mallick R, Boulet LP; Canadian Respiratory Research Network. Aaron SD, et al. JAMA. 2017 Jan 17;317(3):269-279. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.19627. JAMA. 2017. PMID: 28114551

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