Rosamarlina, Yunus F, Sutoyo DK. J Respir Indones. 2010;30(2);75-84. Introduction: Prevalence of asthma is still rising in developed countries including Indonesian. Asthma is one of the most important diseases in childhood, causing substantial morbidity. This study using the ISAAC (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) questionnaire to determine asthma prevalence in Junior high […]
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Rai IBN. J Respir Indones. 2009;29(4). We often find outpatient asthma patient smoking. Actively smoking asthma patient showed more severe symptom and more frequent attack than non smoking group of patient. Cigarette smoking induced neutrophilic inflammation in asthma patients airway. Beside that, decreased sensitivity to inhaled or oral corticosteroid treatment also plays very important role […]