How does the GINA definition of control correlate with quality of life and sputum cellularity?

Since 2014, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has stated that asthma control should be measured using four questions concerning diurnal and nocturnal symptoms, activity limitation, and rescue medication use. We assessed how asthma control by this definition correlates with airway inflammation...

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Main Authors: Marcia Margaret Menezes Pizzichini, Cristiane Cinara Rocha, Michelle Gonçalves de Souza Tavares, Leila John Marques Steidle, Rosemeri Maureci da Silva, Felipe dal Pizzol, Peter G. Gibson, Emilio Pizzichini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2019-02-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/5/1/00146-2018.full