Journal article
Reevaluation of Diagnosis in Adults With Physician-Diagnosed Asthma
Abstract
Importance: Although asthma is a chronic disease, the expected rate of spontaneous remissions of adult asthma and the stability of diagnosis are unknown.
Objective: To determine whether a diagnosis of current asthma could be ruled out and asthma medications safely stopped in randomly selected adults with physician-diagnosed asthma.
Authors
Aaron SD; Vandemheen KL; FitzGerald JM; Ainslie M; Gupta S; Lemière C; Field SK; McIvor RA; Hernandez P; Mayers I
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 317, No. 3, pp. 269–279
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
January 17, 2017
DOI
10.1001/jama.2016.19627
ISSN
0098-7484