Acute severe childhood asthma
| dc.contributor.author | Levin, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Weinberg, E | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-19T10:48:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-04-19T10:48:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-04-19T07:56:28Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Asthma is the most common chronic disease of South African children, affecting 10-20% of the population. Correct treatment of chronic asthma with regular antiinflammatory controller therapy prevents symptoms, asthma exacerbations, hospitalisation and mortality. Modern treatment of asthma focuses on an assessment of asthma control in order to enable the child to lead a normal life by: • Growing and developing normally • Attending school regularly • Sleeping well at night • Participating in sport and activities • Staying out of hospital. With good controller treatment, less acute attacks of severe asthma will take place. However, to ensure fewer hospitalisations and less mortality, optimal treatment of acute attacks by families and health care professionals is critical. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20786204.2012.10874173 | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Levin, M., & Weinberg, E. (2012). Acute severe childhood asthma. <i>South African Family Practice</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18975 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Levin, M, and E Weinberg "Acute severe childhood asthma." <i>South African Family Practice</i> (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18975 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Levin, M., & Weinberg, E. (2012). Acute severe childhood asthma. South African Family Practice, 54(1), 42-45. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2078-6190 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Levin, M AU - Weinberg, E AB - Asthma is the most common chronic disease of South African children, affecting 10-20% of the population. Correct treatment of chronic asthma with regular antiinflammatory controller therapy prevents symptoms, asthma exacerbations, hospitalisation and mortality. Modern treatment of asthma focuses on an assessment of asthma control in order to enable the child to lead a normal life by: • Growing and developing normally • Attending school regularly • Sleeping well at night • Participating in sport and activities • Staying out of hospital. With good controller treatment, less acute attacks of severe asthma will take place. However, to ensure fewer hospitalisations and less mortality, optimal treatment of acute attacks by families and health care professionals is critical. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Family Practice LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 SM - 2078-6190 T1 - Acute severe childhood asthma TI - Acute severe childhood asthma UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18975 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18975 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/20786204.2012.10874173 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Levin M, Weinberg E. Acute severe childhood asthma. South African Family Practice. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18975. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | South African Academy of Family Physicians | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Paediatrics and Child Health | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 South Africa License | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/za/ | en_ZA |
| dc.source | South African Family Practice | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj | |
| dc.subject.other | childhood asthma | |
| dc.subject.other | wheezing | |
| dc.subject.other | coughing | |
| dc.subject.other | chest tightness | |
| dc.subject.other | shortness of breath | |
| dc.subject.other | eczema | |
| dc.title | Acute severe childhood asthma | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |