Insight into frequent asthma exacerbations from a primary care perspective and the implications of UK National Review of Asthma Deaths (NRAD) recommendations

Conclusions: Understanding factors related to frequent exacerbations may allow initial modification of these in primary care, before referral to specialist asthma services.Reference: 1.Levy ML. The national review of asthma deaths: what did we learn and what needs to change? Breathe 2015;11:14.Funder:Novartis Pharmaceuticals [MEGS Grant]

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Chaudhuri, R., Thomson, N. C., McCallum, C., O'Pray, H., MacBride Stewart, S., Sharma, V., McSharry, C., Murray, D., Shepherd, M., Lee, W.-T. N., Barclay, S. T. Tags: General Practice and Primary Care Source Type: research