Can asthma control test (ACT) replace a global assessment of asthma control according to GINA guidelines?

L. Melosini, F. L. Dente, E. Bacci, M. L. Bartoli, A. Di Franco, F. Novelli, M. Latorre, V. Barbara, P. Pierluigi (Pisa, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Phenotyping and monitoring of airway diseases
Session: Phenotyping and monitoring of airway diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3512
Disease area: Airway diseases

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