Severe and fatal asthma

Oral Presentation
Chairs: B. D. W. Harrison (Norwich, United Kingdom), G. Boman (Uppsala, Sweden)
Fatal asthma in Sweden is decreasing
G. Boman, S. E. Bergström, H. Formgren, T. Foucard, G. Hedlin, L. G. Hörte, U. Spetz-Nyström (Uppsala, Huddinge, Åre, Stockholm, Sweden)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Long term follow-up of near-fatal asthma
H. Takahashi, Y. Yoshiike, T. Ogura, Y. Watanuki, M. Satou, N. Miyazawa, N. Kakemizu, Y. Yamakawa, H. Gotou, T. U, S. Odagiri (Yokohama, Japan)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Risk factors for severe exacerbations in asthma
R. H. Green, C. E. Brightling, S. Mckenna, B. Hargadon, D. Parker, P. Bradding, A. J. Wardlaw, I. D. Pavord (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Differences in clinical and inflammatory characteristics between steroid-withdrawal-induced and spontaneous exacerbations in patients with asthma
R. Meijer, H. Kerstjens, L. Arends, G. Koëter, H. Kauffman, D. Postma (Groningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Management of acute asthma in an emergency department: compliance with an evidence based algorithm
T. K. Lim, M. Mahadevan, A. Jin, P. Manning (Singapore)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Characteristics of patients with acute asthma in the emergency department in Brazil
A. K. Fernandes, F. Mallmann, F. L. Nogueira, A. M. P. Steinhorst, F. J. Machado, M. G. Raymundi, D. Saucedo, E. M. Avila, P. T. R. Dalcin, S. S. Menna-Barreto (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Asthma and poverty: A qualitative study
J. A. Douglass, D. P. Goeman, R. A. Aroni, K. Stewart, F. C. K. Thien, M. J. Abramson, S. M. Sawyer (Melbourne, Australia)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Evidence for dysfunctional breathing in patients admitted with exacerbations of obstructive airways disease
R. Siva, A. A. Jeffrey (Northampton, Leicester, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract