Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Sep 2011
Written action plan use in inner-city children: is it independently associated with improved asthma outcomes?
Guidelines from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program stipulate that multicomponent self-management interventions for asthma should include a written action plan (WAP). However the specific, independent effect of WAPs in improving outcomes remains unclear. ⋯ WAP use during the previous year was not associated with improved outcomes compared with non-use. Additional studies are needed to assess the long-term, independent benefit of this universally recommended intervention.
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Sep 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of budesonide/formoterol pressurized metered-dose inhaler versus budesonide pressurized metered-dose inhaler alone in Hispanic adults and adolescents with asthma: a randomized, controlled trial.
Few clinical trials in asthma have focused on Hispanic populations. ⋯ Improvement in clinically relevant control end points occurred in both BUD/FM and BUD groups; both treatments were well tolerated in this Hispanic asthma population but were not significantly differentiated.