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VIDEO: Asthma management app for teens shows promise


 

AT 2014 AAAAI ANNUAL MEETING

SAN DIEGO – A smartphone app designed for children and teenagers with asthma improved medication adherence in a 30-day pilot study of 21 patients. Dr. David Stukus talked with us at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology about the app’s design and use of evidence-based medicine, how well it worked with adolescents, and a larger prospective trial that’s in the works.

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