Adult asthma scores - development and validation of multivariable scores to identify asthma in surveys

ConclusionsThese practical scores can be used to rule-in/-out asthma in epidemiological studies and clinical screening/triage settings. They may help physicians in primary care or other specialties to screen asthmatics using a simple score with a high level of discrimination and to identify the best candidates to be referred for a diagnostic workup. Moreover, their use may contribute to reducing the inconsistencies of operational definitions of asthma across studies and surveys.
Source: The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice - Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research