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Verh. K. Acad. Geneeskd. Belg. · Jan 1999
Review[Chronic asthma: current policy and therapeutic possibilities in the future].
Asthma is a chronic disease with an important and increasing prevalence. The objective of the treatment of asthma is control of the disease. For most patients with chronic asthma this means the regular use of controller medication. ⋯ Many new drugs for the treatment of asthma are currently in development. They either focus on recently discovered pathogenic mechanisms or try to improve existing anti-asthma drugs. There is the distinct hope that cure of asthma might become an achievable goal.