Bronchial asthma in elderlies: an approach to this issue in Cuba
Clinical and epidemiological behaviour of bronchial asthma in elderlies is almost an unknown topic in the investigations carried out in the field, because studies conducted in adult population approach a single age group from 15 years old on. Bronchial asthma is considered a health problem given its...
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Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos
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| author | Marisela Pérez Pacaréu Alina de la Caridad González Paredes Julio Romero Cabrera Nivia Ramirez López Idalis Álvarez Toledo Vivian Macías Carrera |
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| description | Clinical and epidemiological behaviour of bronchial asthma in elderlies is almost an unknown topic in the investigations carried out in the field, because studies conducted in adult population approach a single age group from 15 years old on. Bronchial asthma is considered a health problem given its high prevalence: about 10% of the Cuban population suffers from it. In elderlies it is an underdiagnosed and undertreated disease often confused with chronic lung disease, so it is very important to able to evaluate the specific characteristics it presents in elderlies in order to attack the disease effectively, and promote the life quality of asthmatic elderlies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7089984ca4247a39302a467885278392024-03-04T23:09:39ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2011-03-01914348709Bronchial asthma in elderlies: an approach to this issue in CubaMarisela Pérez Pacaréu0Alina de la Caridad González Paredes1Julio Romero Cabrera2Nivia Ramirez López3Idalis Álvarez Toledo4Vivian Macías Carrera5General University Hospital "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima". Cienfuegos.Polyclinic Area No II "Cecilio Ruíz de Zárate". Cienfuegos.General University Hospital "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima". CienfuegosPolyclinic Area No IV "Manuel Piti Fajardo". Cienfuegos.Policlinic Area No V "Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja". Cienfuegos.Polyclinic Area No III. Cienfuegos.Clinical and epidemiological behaviour of bronchial asthma in elderlies is almost an unknown topic in the investigations carried out in the field, because studies conducted in adult population approach a single age group from 15 years old on. Bronchial asthma is considered a health problem given its high prevalence: about 10% of the Cuban population suffers from it. In elderlies it is an underdiagnosed and undertreated disease often confused with chronic lung disease, so it is very important to able to evaluate the specific characteristics it presents in elderlies in order to attack the disease effectively, and promote the life quality of asthmatic elderlies.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/924asmaancianoepidemiologíacalidad de vida |
| spellingShingle | Marisela Pérez Pacaréu Alina de la Caridad González Paredes Julio Romero Cabrera Nivia Ramirez López Idalis Álvarez Toledo Vivian Macías Carrera Bronchial asthma in elderlies: an approach to this issue in Cuba Medisur asma anciano epidemiología calidad de vida |
| title | Bronchial asthma in elderlies: an approach to this issue in Cuba |
| title_full | Bronchial asthma in elderlies: an approach to this issue in Cuba |
| title_fullStr | Bronchial asthma in elderlies: an approach to this issue in Cuba |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bronchial asthma in elderlies: an approach to this issue in Cuba |
| title_short | Bronchial asthma in elderlies: an approach to this issue in Cuba |
| title_sort | bronchial asthma in elderlies an approach to this issue in cuba |
| topic | asma anciano epidemiología calidad de vida |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/924 |
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