title: Advances in adult asthma diagnosis and treatment in 2009.
abstract: There is a growing need to standardize and validate outcomes for asthma research. In this review of asthma-related publications from the Journal in 2009, efforts to standardize methodology and reporting of translational research, the influence of the environment, therapeutics, and management of asthma are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. apter@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Andrea J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Apter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000639:trends*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D015415:Biomarkers