The association of nocturnal asthma with asthma severity.

Journal article

The objective of this study is to assess nocturnal asthma as a marker for poor control of asthma. Cross-sectional study of asthmatic patients was conducted in six general practices in East Anglia, England. Subjects were 240 asthma patients, between the ages of 20 and 54 years, from the above general practices. A continuous asthma severity score (range 6-26), consisting of the summation of ordinal responses to questions regarding asthma symptoms during the last 6 months, was used for analysis....

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Authors: Fix, A; Sexton, M; Langenberg, P; Santanello, N; Hyndman, S

• Journal: Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 329-336
• Publication date: 1997-01-01
• DOI: 10.3109/02770909709067223
• EISSN: 1532-4303
• ISSN: 0277-0903
• Language: English
• Keywords: Asthma; Humans; Middle Aged; Female; Male; Sleep; Linear Models; Severity of Illness Index; Adult; Circadian Rhythm