The Asthma Control Test (ACT) as a predictor of GINA guideline-defined asthma control: analysis of a multinational cross-sectional survey.

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Published in Prim Care Respir J on March 01, 2009

Authors

Mike Thomas1, Stephen Kay, James Pike, Angela Williams, Jacqueline R Carranza Rosenzweig, Elizabeth V Hillyer, David Price

Author Affiliations

1: Centre of Academic Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. mikethomas@doctors.org.uk

Associated clinical trials:

To Determine the Measurement Properties of the ACT in an African American Adolescent Population With Persistent Asthma (ACT AA) | NCT02671643

To Determine the Validity of the ACT in an Adolescent Population With Persistent Asthma (ACT2) | NCT02662413

Effects of Compression Stockings in Asthma Symptoms at Night | NCT03303586

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