World Asthma Day 2013: it's time to control asthma - Collection of articles on asthma control published in the last year across some open access journals

World Asthma Day 2013: it's time to control asthma

In recognition of World Asthma Day 2013, we have brought together a collection of articles on asthma control published in the last year across some of our open access journals. Further information about the collection can be found in our blog post.

Collection published: 3 May 2013

	Research article     The association between asthma control, health care costs, and quality of life in France and Spain Marianne Doz, Christos Chouaid, Laure Com-Ruelle, Eduardo Calvo, Max Brosa, Julien Robert, Laurent Decuypère, Celine Pribil, Alicia Huerta, Bruno DetournayBMC Pulmonary Medicine 2013, 13:15 (22 March 2013) Abstract | Full text | PDF | ePUB | PubMed
	Research     Improper inhaler technique is associated with poor asthma control and frequent emergency department visits Hamdan AL-Jahdali, Anwar Ahmed, Abdullah AL-Harbi, Mohd Khan, Salim Baharoon, Salih Bin Salih, Rabih Halwani, Saleh Al-MuhsenAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2013, 9:8 (6 March 2013) Abstract | Full text | PDF | ePUB | PubMed
	Research     Exploring factors influencing asthma control and asthma-specific health-related quality of life among children Pranav K Gandhi, Kelly M Kenzik, Lindsay A Thompson, Darren A DeWalt, Dennis A Revicki, Elizabeth A Shenkman, I-Chan HuangRespiratory Research 2013, 14:26 (23 February 2013) Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
	Research article     Apps for asthma self-management: a systematic assessment of content and tools Kit Huckvale, Mate Car, Cecily Morrison, Josip CarBMC Medicine 2012, 10:144 (22 November 2012) Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed| Editor’s summary
	Research article    Nurse led versus lay educators support for those with asthma in primary care: a costing study Nicola J Roberts, Kathleen A Boyd, Andrew H Briggs, Ann L Caress, Martyn R PartridgeBMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:52 (8 September 2012) Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
	Research     Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT) can be used to assess individual patients over time Joao A Fonseca, Luis Nogueira-Silva, Mario Morais-Almeida, Ana Sa-Sousa, Luis F Azevedo, Jose Ferreira, Manuel Branco-Ferreira, Rodrigo Rodrigues-Alves, Antonio Bugalho-Almeida, Jean BousquetClinical and Translational Allergy 2012, 2:16 (30 August 2012) Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
	Original research article    Factors related to under-diagnosis and under-treatment of childhood asthma in metropolitan France Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Carla Sterlin, Denis Caillaud, Fréderic de Blay, François Lavaud, Denis Charpin, Chantal RaherissonMultidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 2012, 7:24 (8 August 2012) Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
	Editorial    Reasons for inadequate asthma control in children: an important contribution from the “French 6 Cities Study” Giuliana Ferrante, Stefania La GruttaMultidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 2012, 7:23 (8 August 2012) Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
	Research     Feasibility of exercising adults with asthma: a randomized pilot study Amy Boyd, Celeste T Yang, Kim Estell, Craig MS, Lynn B Gerald, Mark Dransfield, Marcas Bamman, James Bonner, T Atkinson, Lisa M SchwiebertAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2012, 8:13 (3 August 2012) Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed
	Research     Measurement of asthma control according to global initiative for asthma guidelines: a comparison with the asthma control questionnaire José Olaguibel, Santiago Quirce, Berta Juliá, Cristina Fernández, Ana Fortuna, Jesús Molina, Vicente Plaza, on behalf of the MAGIC Study GroupRespiratory Research 2012, 13:50 (22 June 2012) Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed