Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Paediatric Society Position Paper

Asthma often starts before six years of age. However, there remains uncertainty as to when and how a preschool-age child with symptoms suggestive of asthma can be diagnosed with this condition. This delays treatment and contributes to both short- and long-term morbidity. Members of the Canadian Thor...

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Main Authors:	Francine M Ducharme, Sharon D Dell, Dhenuka Radhakrishnan, Roland M Grad, Wade TA Watson, Connie L Yang, Mitchell Zelman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:	Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/101572

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spelling	doaj-7e39215df78a43b19e825f4f9a0270152021-07-02T09:11:54ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412015-01-0122313514310.1155/2015/101572Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Paediatric Society Position PaperFrancine M Ducharme0Sharon D Dell1Dhenuka Radhakrishnan2Roland M Grad3Wade TA Watson4Connie L Yang5Mitchell Zelman6Departments of Pediatrics and of Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics and IHPME, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Family Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaAsthma often starts before six years of age. However, there remains uncertainty as to when and how a preschool-age child with symptoms suggestive of asthma can be diagnosed with this condition. This delays treatment and contributes to both short- and long-term morbidity. Members of the Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Clinical Assembly partnered with the Canadian Paediatric Society to develop a joint working group with the mandate to develop a position paper on the diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/101572
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title	Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Paediatric Society Position Paper
title_short	Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Paediatric Society Position Paper
title_full	Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Paediatric Society Position Paper
title_fullStr	Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Paediatric Society Position Paper
title_full_unstemmed	Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Paediatric Society Position Paper
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series	Canadian Respiratory Journal
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description	Asthma often starts before six years of age. However, there remains uncertainty as to when and how a preschool-age child with symptoms suggestive of asthma can be diagnosed with this condition. This delays treatment and contributes to both short- and long-term morbidity. Members of the Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Clinical Assembly partnered with the Canadian Paediatric Society to develop a joint working group with the mandate to develop a position paper on the diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers.
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Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Paediatric Society Position Paper

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