Prevalence and Characterisation of Patients with Asthma According to Disease Severity in Portugal: Findings from the EPI-ASTHMA Pilot Study.

Catarina João Cristina Jácome Dinis Brito Pedro M Teixeira Quelhas-Santos Janete Liliana Amorim Maria João Barbosa Cláudia BulhõesFilipa LopesMarisa Pardal Filipa Bernardo João Almeida Fonseca Jaime Correia de Sousa

Published in: Journal of asthma and allergy (2022)

Attained recruitment rates and the quality of the results confirmed the feasibility of the EPI-ASTHMA stepwise approach. This pilot study provided insight into the improvement of the procedures to be generalized across the country.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
allergic rhinitis
risk factors
air pollution