Preschool children with asthma: Do their GPs know?

Objective: To answer the following question: Are children with asthma known to their GP? Methods: Parents of all 464 children, 1-3 years of age and registered with five general practices, received a postal questionnaire asking about asthma symptoms of the child, and past and present asthma medication. Thus, children were classified as having no, mild, moderate or severe asthma. The GPs' records were checked for recorded asthma symptoms, medication and asthma-related diagnoses. The presence of these items was compared with asthma severity. Results: Eighty-seven percent of parents responded to t... Mehr ...