 Asthma
"Asthma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D001249
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.127.108 C08.381.495.108 C08.674.095 C20.543.480.680.095
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| Concept/Terms |
Asthma- Asthma
- Asthmas
- Bronchial Asthma
- Asthma, Bronchial
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asthma" by people in Profiles.
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Jones BL. We continue to fail black children with asthma and allergic disease. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2020 04; 124(4):305-306.
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Kesh S, Jones BL. Step-Up Therapy in Black Patients with Asthma. N Engl J Med. 2020 01 23; 382(4):390.
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Barnthouse M, Jones BL. The Impact of Environmental Chronic and Toxic Stress on Asthma. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2019 Dec; 57(3):427-438.
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Jones BL, Staggs V, Woods-Jaeger B. Chronic stress exposure among young African American children with asthma: Racism is a factor. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 11; 123(5):507-508.
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Dilts JJ, Humiston SG, Lee BR, Allen NH, Michael JG. Effect of an Asthma Guideline in 2 Pediatric Emergency Departments and an Urgent Care Center. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Oct; 34(10):729-735.
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Tam-Williams JB, Jones BL. Closing the gap: Understanding African American asthma knowledge and beliefs. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 10; 121(4):458-463.
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Conners GP, Fowler MA, Lee BR, Schroeder LL. A Quality Improvement Bundle Including Pay for Performance for the Standardization of Order Set Use in Moderate Asthma. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Oct; 34(10):740-742.
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Morin A, Madore AM, Kwan T, Ban M, Partanen J, Rönnblom L, Syvänen AC, Sawcer S, Stunnenberg H, Lathrop M, Pastinen T, Laprise C. Exploring rare and low-frequency variants in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean population identified genes associated with asthma and allergy traits. Eur J Hum Genet. 2019 01; 27(1):90-101.
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Parikh K, Hall M, Kenyon CC, Teufel RJ, Mussman GM, Montalbano A, Gold J, Antoon JW, Subramony A, Mittal V, Morse RB, Wilson KM, Shah SS. Impact of Discharge Components on Readmission Rates for Children Hospitalized with Asthma. J Pediatr. 2018 04; 195:175-181.e2.
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Jones BL. Understanding the biology of disease in underserved children with asthma: The missing piece of the health disparity puzzle. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2017 08; 119(2):99-100.
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