Less exacerbations and sustained asthma control 12 months after high altitude climate treatment for severe asthma

Allergy. 2019 Mar;74(3):628-630. doi: 10.1111/all.13664. Epub 2018 Dec 9.

Authors

Karin B Fieten^{1

2}, Lucia H Rijssenbeek-Nouwens¹, Simone Hashimoto³, Elisabeth H Bel³, Els J Weersink³

Affiliations

¹ Dutch Asthma Centre Davos, Davos, Switzerland.
² Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, SIAF, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
³ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 30428132
DOI: 10.1111/all.13664

No abstract available

Keywords: alpine; altitude; asthma; climate; severe.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Altitude*
Asthma / diagnosis*
Asthma / prevention & control
Asthma / therapy*
Climate*
Climatotherapy*
Disease Management
Disease Progression
Humans
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome