0 a medical condition that makes breathing difficult by causing the air passages to become narrow or blocked:
1 a chest disease in which breathing can become difficult, often caused by an allergic reaction
Also, the measure of asthma treatment is limited to self-report of having received treatment.
In addition, the data were used to define a series of alternative measures of asthma.
The study was designed to determine the association between self-reported asthma and the risk, persistence and severity of panic attacks among adults in the community.
Selfreported treated asthma in 1981 and 1982 was associated with significantly increased odds of panic attacks in both 1981 and 1982.
Traditionally, asthma clinics have an educational role, which is highlighted in the training courses attended by the majority of asthma nurses.
It is important to note that asthma is highly heterogeneous, and that the asthmatic inflammatory response does not always correspond closely to classical allergy.
Devices and adjuncts to selfmanagement for asthma sufferers.
After two years without treatment however, the severity of asthma reverted to the initial state.