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Table 1 Algorithm for objective asthma diagnosis of children

From: Structuring and validating a cost-effectiveness model of primary asthma prevention amongst children

Inhaled corticosteroid treatment 3 months prior to lung function assessment

Symptom/

Complaint

Reversibility

Hyperreactivity

Asthma

-

+

+

Not Needed

+

 

+

-

+

+

 

+

-

-

-

 

-

+

+

+

 

-

+

-

-

 

-

-

Not Needed

-

+

Not Needed

+

+

+

 

Not Needed

+

-

+

 

Not Needed

-

+

+

 

Not Needed

-

-

Sensitivity Analysis