title: Nordic consensus report on asthma management. Nordic Asthma Consensus Group.
abstract: The work with the Nordic consensus report on asthma management started some years ago. The Nordic countries have common socioeconomic conditions. We acknowledge the international as well as other European guidelines providing valuable recommendations. Nevertheless, we felt the need to combine the common Nordic experiences in order to have a local statement of asthma and asthma care, based upon Nordic clinical science and tradition. The work has been rewarding and we acknowledge many valuable contributions from paediatricians, allergologists and lung physicians in all Nordic countries. The response has so far been positive and we feel that the present material reflects the main opinion of Nordic physicians taking care of asthma patients of all ages. However, the asthma and allergy research field is rapidly developing. Thus, this document should merely be regarded as a time-limited contribution to the continuing scientific discussion of this fascinating field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dahl
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bjermer
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects; D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007055:Iceland; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D013147:Spirometry / Q000379:methods; D013256:Steroids
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000485:Allergens; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D013256:Steroids