tailieunhanh - GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR ASTHMA MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION

Asthma is a serious global health problem. People of all ages in countries throughout the world are affected by this chronic airway disorder that, when uncontrolled, can place severe limits on daily life and is sometimes fatal. The prevalence of asthma is increasing in most countries, especially among children. Asthma is a significant burden, not only in terms of health care costs but also of lost productivity and reduced participation in family life. During the past two decades, we have witnessed many scientific advances that have improved our understanding of asthma and our ability to manage and control it effectively. However, the diversity of national health care service systems and variations in. | GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR ASTHMA MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION Revised 2006 Copyright 2006 MCR VISION Inc. All Rights Reserved Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention The GINA reports are available on . Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention 2006 GINA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Paul O Byrne MD Chair McMaster University Hamilton Ontario Canada Eric D. Bateman MD University of Cape Town Cape Town South Africa. Jean Bousquet MD PhD Montpellier University and INSERM Montpellier France Tim Clark MD National Heart and Lung Institute London United Kingdom Ken Ohta. MD PhD Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan Pierluigi Paggiaro MD University ofPisa Pisa Italy Soren Erik Pedersen MD Kolding Hospital Kolding Denmark Manuel Soto-Quiroz MD Hospital Nacional de Ninos San José Costa Rica Raj B Singh MD Apollo Hospital Chennai India Wan-Cheng Tan MD St Paul s Hospital Vancouver BC Canada GINA SCIENCE COMMITTEE Eric D. Bateman MD Chair University of Cape Town Cape Town South Africa Peter J. Barnes MD National Heart and Lung Institute London UK Jean Bousquet MD PhD Montpellier University and INSERM Montpellier France Jeffrey M. Drazen MD Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA Mark FitzGerald MD University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Canada Peter Gibson MD John Hunter Hospital NSW New Castle Australia Paul O Byrne MD McMaster University Hamilton Ontario Canada Ken Ohta. MD PhD Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan Soren Erik Pedersen MD Kolding Hospital Kolding Denmark Emilio Pizzichini. MD Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Florianopolis SC Brazil Sean D. Sullivan PhD University of Washington Seattle Washington USA Sally E. Wenzel MD National Jewish Medical Research Center Denver Colorado USA Heather J. Zar MD University of Cape Town Cape Town South Africa REVIEWERS Louis P. Boulet MD Hopital Laval Quebec QC Canada William W. Busse MD University of Wisconsin Madison Wisconsin USA Neil Barnes MD The LondonChest .