title: Seinäjoki Adult Asthma Study (SAAS): a protocol for a 12-year real-life follow-up study of new-onset asthma diagnosed at adult age and treated in primary and specialised care.
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland [2] Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: Hannu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kankaanranta
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland.
authors.forename: Pinja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ilmarinen
authors.affiliation: Police University College, Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: Terhi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kankaanranta
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland.
authors.forename: Leena E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Tuomisto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011379:Prognosis; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents