The prevalence of severe refractory asthma
PPW Hekking, RR Wener, M Amelink… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Severe asthma is characterized by difficulty to achieve disease control despite
high-intensity treatment. However, prevalence figures of severe asthma are lacking,
whereas longstanding estimates vary between 5% and 10% of all asthmatic patients.
Knowing the exact prevalence of severe refractory asthma as opposed to difficult-to-control
asthma is important for clinical decision making, drug development, and reimbursement
policies by health authorities. Objective We sought to estimate the prevalence of severe …
high-intensity treatment. However, prevalence figures of severe asthma are lacking,
whereas longstanding estimates vary between 5% and 10% of all asthmatic patients.
Knowing the exact prevalence of severe refractory asthma as opposed to difficult-to-control
asthma is important for clinical decision making, drug development, and reimbursement
policies by health authorities. Objective We sought to estimate the prevalence of severe …
