title: How will the new federal asthma guidelines affect your disease management programs?
abstract: The National Asthma Education Program in Bethesda, MD, has come out with new federal guidelines on the treatment of asthma that recommend earlier, more aggressive treatment under a new "stepwise" approach. Here's what the new guidelines mean for your asthma disease management programs and strategies.
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001900:Boston; D002648:Child; D019468:Disease Management; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States