Author(s): Yang-Huang J; McGrath JJ; Gauvin L; Nikiéma B; Spencer NJ; Awad YA; Clifford S; Markham W; Mensah F; Andersson White P; Ludvigsson J; Faresjö T; Duijts L; van Grieken A; Raat H;

Objective: To examine the associations between maternal education and household income during early childhood with asthma-related outcomes in children aged 9-12 years in the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, the USA and Canada. Methods: Data on 31 210 children were obtained from 7 prospect ...

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Author(s): Caparros-Gonzalez RA; Essau C; Gouin JP; Pemau A; Galvez-Merlin A; de la Torre-Luque A;

Objectives: Asthma is a common chronic and burdensome disease which typically begins in childhood. The aim of this study was to assess perinatal and obstetric factors which may increase the risk of developing asthma in the offspring. Methods: Data from five consecutive waves (n=7,073 children, from birth to 15 years old) from a nationally-representative ...

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Author(s): Silva-Lavigne N; Valderrama A; Pelaez S; Bransi M; Balli F; Gervais Y; Gaudy T; Tse SM;

Background: Asthma is the most common chronic pediatric disease. Despite existing tools to manage asthma, 40%-55% of children with asthma experience uncontrolled asthma. Serious games (SGs) represent a novel approach in promoting asthma education and self-management for children. Objective: In this qualitative pilot study with an embedded quantitative de ...

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Author(s): Chelabi K, Balli F, Bransi M, Gervais Y, Marthe C, Tse SM

BACKGROUND: International asthma guidelines recommend the monitoring of peak expiratory flow (PEF) as part of asthma self-management in children and adolescents who poorly perceive airflow obstruction, those with a history of severe exacerbations, or those who have difficulty controlling asthma. Measured with a peak flow meter, PEF represents a person' ...

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