JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Multicenter Study
Reevaluation of Diagnosis in Adults With Physician-Diagnosed Asthma.
Although asthma is a chronic disease, the expected rate of spontaneous remissions of adult asthma and the stability of diagnosis are unknown. ⋯ Among adults with physician-diagnosed asthma, a current diagnosis of asthma could not be established in 33.1% who were not using daily asthma medications or had medications weaned. In patients such as these, reassessing the asthma diagnosis may be warranted.