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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 6/2018

01-06-2018 | Editorial Commentary

Searching for Better Asthma Control?

Authors: Jagdish Prasad Goyal, Prawin Kumar

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 6/2018

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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways and one of the most common respiratory morbidity in children. The current standard of treatments in children are inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) as maintenance and short acting bronchodilator (SABA) as a reliever therapy. The level of asthma control depends upon several factors viz. adherence to therapy, inhalation technique and presence of comorbidities. There are emerging evidences in role of nutrients in asthma control viz. vitamin D and asthma control. Other nutrients like antioxidant, magnesium (Mg) are also known to have a role in asthma control in children [1, 2]. …
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Metadata
Title
Searching for Better Asthma Control?
Authors
Jagdish Prasad Goyal
Prawin Kumar
Publication date
01-06-2018
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-018-2666-4

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