Asthma - is survival good enough?
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2007
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South African Medical Journal
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University of Cape Town
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Advances in asthma management, particularly the introduction of controller medication of which inhaled corticosteroids are the most important, has resulted in a steady decline in asthma mortality in most countries. This is usually accompanied by a decline in episodes of near-fatal asthma attacks and hospitalisations, and a reduction in other indicators of asthma morbidity. These gains have led to a shift in thinking on the management of asthma, away from simply preventing death and hospitalisations, toward achieving and maintaining sustained control of all clinical features.
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Green, R. J., Zar, H. J., & Bateman, E. D. (2007). Asthma-is survival good enough?. South African Medical Journal, 97(3), 172.