AsthmaThomas Stibolt, MD Winter 2007 - Volume 11 Number 1 https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/06-127Introduction More than 20 million Americans--young and old alike--have asthma,1 a condition that is both common and expensive: Direct medical costs for asthma treatment exceed $9.4 billion.1 Despite availability of effective therapy for controlling asthma, its incidence is increasing;1 nonetheless, asthma continues to be underdiagnosed and undertreated. Appropriate management of asthma requires:
This article is an overview of the recently revised physician guidelines for asthma care. |
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