Seinäjoki Adult Asthma Study (SAAS): a protocol for a 12-year real-life follow-up study of new-onset asthma diagnosed at adult age and treated in primary and specialised care

NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2015 Jun 25:25:15042. doi: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.42.

Authors

Hannu Kankaanranta¹, Pinja Ilmarinen², Terhi Kankaanranta³, Leena E Tuomisto²

Affiliations

¹ 1] Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland [2] Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
² Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland.
³ Police University College, Tampere, Finland.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Age of Onset
Anti-Asthmatic Agents / therapeutic use*
Asthma / drug therapy*
Asthma / epidemiology
Asthma / physiopathology
Cohort Studies
Disease Progression
Finland / epidemiology
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Primary Health Care*
Prognosis
Pulmonary Medicine*
Respiratory Function Tests

Substances

Anti-Asthmatic Agents