A Case-Control Study of the Role of Cold Symptoms and other Historical Triggering Factors in Asthma Exacerbations

BACKGROUND: Asthma exacerbations can be provoked by many triggers such as allergens, respiratory irritants and viral infections. The relative importance of these has not been prospectively documented in a case-control study.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Susan M Tarlo, Irvin Broder, Paul Corey, Moira Chan-Yeung, Alexander Ferguson, Allan Becker, Peter Warren, F Estelle R Simons, Christopher Sherlock, Marilyn Okada, Jure Manfreda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/812025