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Open Access Short Communication Article ID: OJA-4-113

Barriers and solutions to stepping down asthma treatment

10.17352/oja.000013

Published On: August 19, 2020 | Pages: 013 - 015

Author(s): Nguyen-Ho Lam*

Asthma is a chronic airway disease with two characteristic features: (1) chronic airway inflammation (the most common eosinophilic airway inflammation) and (2) airway hyperresponsiveness (excessive airway constriction by normal triggers) [1]. Management of asthma requires long-term treatment to achieve well-controlled symptoms and prevent the risk of exacerbation in f ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Short Communication Article ID: OJA-4-112

Achieving asthma control: A focus on poor perceivers

10.17352/oja.000012

Published On: June 24, 2020 | Pages: 011 - 012

Author(s): Paraskevi Katsaounou*

In this season where lung related ailments are more manifest, controlling asthma should be seen as a major win in respiratory health considering its devastating effect. ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Research Article Article ID: OJA-4-111

Psychological correlates of bronchial asthma in young adults: The cognitive orientation approach

10.17352/oja.000011

Published On: June 15, 2020 | Pages: 001 - 010

Author(s): Yehudah Roth and Shulamith Kreitler*

A large body of studies showed emotional, psychopathological and personality correlates of asthma but failed to identify a specific psychological type and specific sources of stress for asthma. The purpose was to identify psychological correlates specific to asthma that would unravel characteristic sources of stress. The study was done in the framework of the cognitiv ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Research Article Article ID: OJA-3-110

Smoking asthmatics, a neglected large phenotype of asthmatic patients

10.17352/oja.000010

Published On: December 09, 2019 | Pages: 001 - 008

Author(s): Paraskevi Katsaounou*, Marios Ioannou, Michael E Hyland, Mikaela Odemyr, Otto Spranger, Anne Lindberg, Matthias Gasser, Lorena Garcia Conde, Xavier Jaumont and Ismail Kasujee

Introduction: Smoking in asthma patients is an important factor contributing to worsened control of asthma. Despite increased awareness of the harmful effects of smoking in patients with asthma, a significant proportion of asthmatics remain smokers. Here, we present findings from the Still Fighting for Breath global survey regarding the prevalence of smoking in patien ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Research Article Article ID: OJA-2-109

Prevalence of Asthma and Its Association with Daily Habits in Jimma Town, Ethiopia

10.17352/oja.000009

Published On: November 06, 2018 | Pages: 011 - 017

Author(s): Eden Yitna Tefereedgn* and Andualem Mossie Ayana

Background: Many studies showed a low risk of asthma in sub-Saharan countries. However, due to indoor pollutions and environmental hazards, developing countries are always the prior victims of all types of respiratory illnesses including asthma. Jimma, south-western Ethiopia, is known by its wide range of vegetations including khat and coffee. Together with high pl ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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