Prevalence and management of severe asthma in the Nordic countries: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort.
Susanne HansenAnna von BülowPatrik SandinOlivia ErnstssonChrister JanssonLauri A LehtimäkiHannu KankaanrantaCharlotte Suppli UlrikBernt Bøgvald AarliHanna Fues WahlKirk GealeSheila Tuyet TangMaija WolfTom LarsenAlan AltrajaHelena BackmanMaritta KilpeläinenArja ViinanenDora LudviksdottirPaula KauppiAsger SverrildSverre LehmannVibeke BackerValentyna YasinskaTina SkjoldJussi KarjalainenApostolos BossiosCeleste PorsbjergPublished in: ERJ open research (2023)
In three Nordic countries, population-based nationwide data demonstrated similar prevalence of severe asthma. In children, severe asthma was a rare condition. Notably, a large proportion of patients with severe asthma were not managed by a respiratory specialist, suggesting the need for increased recognition of severe asthma in primary care.