Asthma control test (ACT) and bronchial challenge with exercise in pediatric asthma.

• Main Authors: Salvatore eTripodi (Author), Mario eBarreto (Author), Andrea eDi Rienzo-Businco (Author), Oriano eGrossi (Author), Ifigenia eSfika (Author), Giovanni eRagusa (Author), Martina eCampisano (Author), Stefano eMiceli Sopo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Poor asthma control can lead to exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), but the relationship between subjective disease control and EIB is unclear. No studies have compared asthma control test (ACT) scores of children with those of their parents regarding EIB. We assessed whether ACT...