Global asthma prevalence in adults: findings from the cross-sectional world health survey

• Main Authors: To Teresa (Author), Stanojevic Sanja (Author), Moores Ginette (Author), Gershon Andrea S (Author), Bateman Eric D (Author), Cruz Alvaro A (Author), Boulet Louis-Philippe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Asthma is a major cause of disability, health resource utilization and poor quality of life world-wide. We set out to generate estimates of the global burden of asthma in adults, which may inform the development of strategies to addr...