Early Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD and Asthma - A Randomized, Controlled Trial.
Shawn D AaronKatherine L VandemheenG Alex WhitmoreCeline BergeronLouis-Philippe BouletAndréanne CôtéR Andrew McIvorErika PenzStephen K FieldCatherine LemièreIrvin MayersMohit BhutaniTanweer AzherM Diane LougheedSamir GuptaNicole EzerChristopher J LicskaiPaul HernandezMartha AinslieGonzalo G AlvarezSunita Mulpurunull nullPublished in: The New England journal of medicine (2024)
In this trial in which a strategy was used to identify adults in the community with undiagnosed asthma or COPD, those who received pulmonologist-directed treatment had less subsequent health care utilization for respiratory illness than those who received usual care. (Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research; UCAP ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03148210.).
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