Assessment of asthma control using asthma control test in chest clinics in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study
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Assessment of asthma control using asthma control test in chest clinics in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION The goal of asthma treatment is to obtain and maintain a good control of symptoms. Investigating factors associated with inadequately control asthma could help in strategies to improve asthma control. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with inadequately controlled asthma in asthma patients under chest specialist care. METHODS A cross-sectional stu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pan African Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.23.70.8434