The Global Asthma Network rationale and methods for Phase I global surveillance: prevalence, severity, management and risk factors

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 49; no. 1; p. 1601605
• Main Authors: Ellwood, Philippa, Asher, M. Innes, Billo, Nils E., Bissell, Karen, Chiang, Chen-Yuan, Ellwood, Eamon M., El-Sony, Asma, García-Marcos, Luis, Mallol, Javier, Marks, Guy B., Pearce, Neil E., Strachan, David P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England European Respiratory Society Journals Ltd 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Asthma; Asthma - epidemiology; Asthma - therapy; Child; Children; Clinical Protocols; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease management; Eczema; Eczema - ethnology; Emergency medical care; Environmental factors; Epidemiological Monitoring; Female; Global Health; Humans; International Cooperation; Internet; Male; Rhinitis; Rhinitis - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires

The Global Asthma Network (GAN), established in 2012, followed the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). ISAAC Phase One involved over 700 000 adolescents and children from 156 centres in 56 countries; it found marked worldwide variation in symptom prevalence of asthma, r...