Influence of Current or Former Smoking on Asthma Management and Control

Louis-Philippe Boulet; J Mark FitzGerald; R Andrew McIvor; Sabrina Zimmerman; Kenneth R Chapman

doi:10.1155/2008/725074

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2008)

Influence of Current or Former Smoking on Asthma Management and Control

Louis-Philippe Boulet,
J Mark FitzGerald,
R Andrew McIvor,
Sabrina Zimmerman,
Kenneth R Chapman

Affiliations

Louis-Philippe Boulet: Unité de Recherche en Pneumologie, Centre de Recherche de l’Hôpital Laval, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de l’Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
J Mark FitzGerald: Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
R Andrew McIvor: Division of Respirology, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada
Sabrina Zimmerman: AstraZeneca Canada Inc, Mississauga, Canada
Kenneth R Chapman: Asthma and Airway Centre, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/725074
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 5
pp. 275 – 279

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: In patients with asthma, smoking has been associated with accelerated decline in pulmonary function, poor disease control and reduced responsiveness to corticosteroids.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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