Factors associated with poor asthma control in children aged five to 13 years

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• who: from the Despite a high prevalence of inhaled corticosteroid use (62%), the majority of children in our study had poorly controlled asthma (75%) according to the Canadian guidelinesThis finding could be due, in part, to cigarette smoke exposure (a major factor of poor control), an inadequate availability of asthma education and action plans, and psychosocial factors. Further investigation is needed to understand why a high percentage of children using inhaled corticosteroids are poorly controlled. Acknowledgments: We would like to thank the participating parents and children. Thank you to the principals, schools and Public and Catholic School . . .
  

   

  

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