Worldwide severity and control of asthma in children and adults: the global asthma insights and reality surveys

KF Rabe, M Adachi, CKW Lai, JB Soriano… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In 1995, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines recommended
goals for the management of asthma, which were updated in 2002. However, there are no
recent international surveys on the real management of asthma. OBJECTIVE: The Asthma
Insights and Reality surveys are the first large-scale surveys aimed at determining
international variations in the severity, control, and management of asthma in children and
adults. METHODS: A cross-section of households in 29 countries in North America, Europe …