Determinants for asthma control, quality of life and use of complementary and alternative medicine in asthmatic pediatric patients in four cities.
Kam Lun Ellis HonYan Min BaoKate C ChanKin Wai ChauRong-Shan ChenKun Tat Gary CheokWa Keung ChiuLi DengChun-Hui HeKin Mui IeongJeng Sum C KungPing LamShu Yan David LamQun Ui LeeSo Lun LeeTing Fan LeungTheresa N H LeungLei ShiKa Ka SiuWei-Ping TanMaggie Haitian WangTak Wai WongBao-Jing WuAda Y F YipYue-Jie ZhengDaniel K NgPublished in: World journal of pediatrics : WJP (2018)
There are some clinical and cultural differences among the four southern Chinese cities within the Guangdong province. This study identifies potentially modifiable environmental and treatment factors associated with poor asthma control and QoL for health-care interventions. Having a smoker in the family is independently associated with poor asthma control and QoL.