Fasting: an important issue in asthma management compliance.

Erkekol, Ferda; ÇELİK, GÜLFEM; Keskin, Ozlem; Gullu, Emine; Mungan, VESİLE; Misirligil, Zeynep

doi:10.1016/s1081-1206(10)60803-4

Fasting: an important issue in asthma management compliance.

Erkekol F. O., ÇELİK G. E., Keskin O., Gullu E., Mungan D., Misirligil Z.

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, vol.97, no.3, pp.370-4, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 97 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2006
Doi Number: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)60803-4
Journal Name: Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.370-4
Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Fasting, neither eating nor drinking anything between dawn (sahur time) and sundown (iftar time), may have an important role in the treatment and follow-up of asthmatic patients in countries where most of the population is Muslim.