Asthma is the leading chronic disease in children in the Western world, affecting 5–20% of
school-aged children in Europe [1]. Childhood asthma is a serious public health problem …

In 2009, an expert panel was tasked to propose a World Health Organization definition of
asthma severity and control. The result of this Task Force was a uniform definition of asthma …

The estimated cost of caring for children with asthma between 2005 and 2009 was
approximately $10.7 billion.(1) For children younger than 5 years, almost half of the cost was …

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that is characterized by airway
hyperresponsiveness and intermittent reversible airway obstruction. 1-3 The severity of the …

Background Despite remarkable advances in our understanding of asthma, there are still
several unmet needs associated with the management of pediatric asthma. Methods A two …

Wheezing and childhood asthma are not synonymous but rather comprise a heterogeneous
group of conditions that have different outcomes over the course of childhood. Most infants …

Background Asthma is the most common chronic condition and the most frequent cause of
hospital admission in childhood. Determining a precise definition of asthma has been …

Asthma is the most commonly observed chronic disease in childhood and the incidence has
been increasing in industrialized countries over the last decades. Airway obstruction due to …

To date, asthma remains one of the most frequent chronic diseases in children and adults
worldwide [ 1, 2]. Despite our increased knowledge of the mechanisms and treatments of …

Asthma is the the most common chronic respiratory condition of childhood worldwide, with
around 14% of children and young people affected. Despite the high prevalence, paediatric …