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What Patients Call Their Inhalers Is Associated with “Asthma Attacks”

Victoria E. Forth, Juan Carlos Cardet, Ku-Lang Chang, Brianna Ericson, Laura P. Hurley, Nancy E. Maher, Elizabeth W. Staton, Bonnie Telón Sosa, Elliot Israel and on behalf of the PREPARE investigators
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine August 2023, 36 (4) 650-661; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220270R2
Victoria E. Forth
From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (VEF, BE, NEM, EI, PAH, JK, JRL, JC, JDS); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL (JCC); Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO (LPH); Lucas Research, Morehead City, NC (KLC); American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (EWS, JKC, BKM, WDP, JBS); University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, CO (EWS, JKC); Department of Internal Medicine, Allergy/Immunology Section, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR (BTS); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (EI); Pulmonary Science and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (ALF); DARTNet Institute, Aurora, CO (WDP); Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA (WP); University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL (MF); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, Glenview, IL (GM); Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (FO).
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Juan Carlos Cardet
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Ku-Lang Chang
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Brianna Ericson
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Laura P. Hurley
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Nancy E. Maher
From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (VEF, BE, NEM, EI, PAH, JK, JRL, JC, JDS); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL (JCC); Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO (LPH); Lucas Research, Morehead City, NC (KLC); American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (EWS, JKC, BKM, WDP, JBS); University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, CO (EWS, JKC); Department of Internal Medicine, Allergy/Immunology Section, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR (BTS); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (EI); Pulmonary Science and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (ALF); DARTNet Institute, Aurora, CO (WDP); Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA (WP); University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL (MF); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, Glenview, IL (GM); Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (FO).
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Elizabeth W. Staton
From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (VEF, BE, NEM, EI, PAH, JK, JRL, JC, JDS); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL (JCC); Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO (LPH); Lucas Research, Morehead City, NC (KLC); American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (EWS, JKC, BKM, WDP, JBS); University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, CO (EWS, JKC); Department of Internal Medicine, Allergy/Immunology Section, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR (BTS); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (EI); Pulmonary Science and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (ALF); DARTNet Institute, Aurora, CO (WDP); Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA (WP); University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL (MF); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, Glenview, IL (GM); Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (FO).
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Bonnie Telón Sosa
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Elliot Israel
From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (VEF, BE, NEM, EI, PAH, JK, JRL, JC, JDS); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL (JCC); Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO (LPH); Lucas Research, Morehead City, NC (KLC); American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (EWS, JKC, BKM, WDP, JBS); University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, CO (EWS, JKC); Department of Internal Medicine, Allergy/Immunology Section, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR (BTS); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (EI); Pulmonary Science and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (ALF); DARTNet Institute, Aurora, CO (WDP); Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA (WP); University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL (MF); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, Glenview, IL (GM); Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (FO).
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From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (VEF, BE, NEM, EI, PAH, JK, JRL, JC, JDS); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL (JCC); Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO (LPH); Lucas Research, Morehead City, NC (KLC); American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, KS (EWS, JKC, BKM, WDP, JBS); University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, CO (EWS, JKC); Department of Internal Medicine, Allergy/Immunology Section, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR (BTS); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (EI); Pulmonary Science and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (ALF); DARTNet Institute, Aurora, CO (WDP); Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA (WP); University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL (MF); Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, Glenview, IL (GM); Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (FO).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Aug 2023, 36 (4) 650-661; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220270R2

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