Development of a Symptom-Based Tool for Screening of Children at High Risk of Preschool Asthma

Despite advances in asthma therapeutics, the burden remains highest in preschool children; therefore, it is critical to identify primary care tools that distinguish preschool children at high risk for burdensome disease for further evaluation.

Citation:
Reyna ME, Dai R, Tran MM, Breton V, ……. Foong RE, Emmerson M, Dharma C, …….. Hall GL, Moraes TJ, Sears MR, Subbarao P. Development of a Symptom-Based Tool for Screening of Children at High Risk of Preschool Asthma. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(10):e2234714.

Keywords:
Asthma; predictive index (mAPI)

Abstract:
Despite advances in asthma therapeutics, the burden remains highest in preschool children; therefore, it is critical to identify primary care tools that distinguish preschool children at high risk for burdensome disease for further evaluation.