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[Recommendations for the management of asthma]
J Bousquet1, P Demoly, P Godard
1Service des maladies respiratoires, CHU Monptellier, INSERM U454, Hôpital Arnaud-de-Villeneuve 34 295 Montpellier. bousquet@montp.inserm.fr
Abstract:
Recommendations for the management of asthma have been proposed for the last 15 years around the world. These recommendations have been internationalised and the latest one, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is a World Health Organisation--National Institutes of Health initiative. Asthma recommendations were initially based on opinion of experts but the newest will be evidence-based. The GINA guidelines concern diagnosis, assessment of severity and treatment of asthma. They include all parts of asthma treatment: allergen avoidance, immunotherapy, pharmacotherapy and education. These guidelines are applied in over 100 countries worldwide, and, in countries where they are applied, morbidity and mortality due to asthma have decreased.
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